Belt
Faja
42-35-52
From: Guatemala | San Sebastian Lemoa | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 42-35-52 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Sebastian Lemoa | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wool |
| Description | Woman's belt. Red wool with line of blue squares through center. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, single, Z twist, red wool. Two singles, Z twist, indigo wool. Weft: 8 ppi, four singles, Z twist, indigo wool. Supplementary warp pattern is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 82 cm |
| Width | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 25 - Other Number |
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