Belt
Faja
| Native Name | Faja |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-166 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santiago Sacatepequez Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Wool |
| Length: | 250 cm |
| Width: | 3 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. Black and white, warp striped cotton and wool. Multicolored, twisted fringe ending in wrapped button type ball.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 60 epi, two ply, white cotton and black wool. Weft: 24 ppi, two ply, black wool. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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