Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
42-35-238
From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 42-35-238 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's sash, although women wear the same kind. Lengthwise stripes of dark blue, lavender, red and yellow. Very short fringe on ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo, red and yellow cotton. Two ply, lavender cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 344 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 161 - Other Number |
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