Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
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Object Number: | 68-17-4C |
Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Guatemalan |
Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Huehuetenango Todos Santos Cuchumatan |
Culture Area: | Central American |
Section: | American |
Materials: | Cotton |
Length: | 280 cm |
Width: | 20 cm |
Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Josiah Marvel Jr., 1968 |
Description
Plaid, red, yellow and green pin stripes.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 56 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. 2 singles, Z twist, red, yellow, green cotton. Weft: 30 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist white cotton. Made on a backstrap loom. Warp plain weave. Brocading single faced."
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