Belt
Faja
| Native Name | Faja |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 2014-19-39 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 282.8 cm |
| Width: | 18.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014 |
| Other Number: | L-699-39 - Old Loan Number |
Description
Long woman's belt of cotton. Horizontal stripes of gold and purple on red groundcloth. Supplementary weft patterning at sections of both ends in vertical designs of geometric shapes and animals in yellow, green, blue, orange and purple. 20 cm of fringe at both ends.
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