Belt
Faja
85-2-195
From: Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Nebaj
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 85-2-195 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Nebaj |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Technique | Brocade |
| Description | Red weft. Cotton warp. Brocaded in purple, orange, white and blue. The pattern is of geometric shapes and animals. Tapered ends woven into fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 257 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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