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Faja
70-13-54
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 70-13-54 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan |
Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Cotton belt. Warp face. Narrow orange, yellow, maroon, green and purple stripes. Purple and red weft. Loose fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 80 epi, two ply, multicolored cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, multistrand, salmon cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 219 cm |
Width | 3.8 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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