Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
70-13-73
From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
Object Number | 70-13-73 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Man's cotton sash. Warp faced. Stripes of purple, indigo, blue green and red. Indigo warp, traditional. Worn loose fringe on one end. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 60 epi, three ply, cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, four singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 334 cm |
Width | 24 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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