Belt
Faja
| Native Name | Faja |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 66-34-60 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Nahuala Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 280 cm |
| Width: | 24 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number: | A-60 - Field No SF |
Description
Man's belt. Black cotton plain weave cotton cloth with red pin stripes an chain stripe running entire length; Three bands of brocading at both ends. Design of zigzags, dots and triangles. Colors are magenta, orange, aqua, yellow, white.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and black cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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