Belt
Faja
85-2-269B
From: Guatemala | Santa Catarina Palopo | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 85-2-269B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santa Catarina Palopo | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Rayon |
| Description | Woman's belt. Red cotton with blue stripes. Fringed. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Two ply, blue rayon. Weft: 32 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 126 cm |
| Width | 14 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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