Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-238 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Sacatepequez San Antonio Aguas Calientes |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 344 cm |
| Width: | 22 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 161 - Other Number |
Description
Man's sash, although women wear the same kind. Lengthwise stripes of dark blue, lavender, red and yellow. Very short fringe on ends.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo, red and yellow cotton. Two ply, lavender cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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