Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-166 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Pocomam |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Guatemala Mixco |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | Pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Wool |
| Length: | 310 cm |
| Width: | 12 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 94 - Other Number |
Description
Man's sash. White ground with stripes of red, yellow, green, blue and purple. Long fringe of twisted threads on ends.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, multicolored cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white wool. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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