Belt
Faja
42-35-18
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 42-35-18 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Floral Motif |
| Description | Black and white striped cotton belt. One end solidly brocaded and embroidered with silk in floral design on magenta ground. Silk fringe with a red stone. For woman of noble rank. 42-35-15/20 belong together. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 92 epi, two ply, white and black cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two ply, black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is double faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Height | 0.5 cm |
| Length | 257 cm |
| Width | 5.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | VI-C - Collector Number |
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