Belt
Faja
70-13-55
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 70-13-55 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Mourning belt. Cotton. Warp faced. Black with narrow white stripes. Black weft. Abstact motifs alternating in purple and white. Braided fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 92 epi, two ply, black and white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, multiple strands, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 211 cm |
| Width | 2.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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