Belt
Faja
42-35-157
From: Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Faja |
Object Number | 42-35-157 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Pocomam |
Provenience | Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | Pre 1933 |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Wool |
Description | Woman's belt. Orange and red selvedge stripe. Originally white center heavily overlaid with red wool in a warp pattern representing feather dancers of Oaxaca. Long fringe on one end. Made in Oaxaca, Mexico and brought in by native traders. |
Length | 274 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
Other Number | 90-C - Collector Number |
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