Belt
Faja
| Native Name | Faja |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-18 |
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Technique: | Embroidered |
| Iconography: | Floral Motif |
| Height: | 0.5 cm |
| Length: | 257 cm |
| Width: | 5.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | VI-C - Other Number |
Description
Black and white striped cotton belt. One end solidly brocaded and embroidered with silk in floral design on magenta ground. Silk fringe with a red stone. For woman of noble rank. 42-35-15/20 belong together.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 92 epi, two ply, white and black cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two ply, black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is double faced. Woven on a backstrap loom."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Guatemala Textiles (21 Oct 1970 - 01 Jan 1971) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| MAYA 2012: Lords of Time (05 May 2012 - 13 Jan 2013) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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