Belt
Faja
| Native Name | Faja |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-149 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Patzun Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 170 cm |
| Width: | 9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Description
Woman's belt. Red cotton with narrow border stripes and center stripe. Ten vertical brocaded stripes in various geometric designs. Ends fringed.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two ply, yellow cotton. Three ply, red and black cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, red. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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