Belt
Faja
70-13-56
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 70-13-56 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Description | Cotton belt. Warp faced. Fuchsia with narrow blue border stripe. Red weft. Widely spaced brocaded motifs in multicolor cotton and wool of stylized people, animal and geometric designs. Braided fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 128 epi, two ply, magenta and blue cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, multiple strand, Z twist, orange cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 221 |
| Width | 3.2 |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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