Belt
86-49-2
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 86-49-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Blue, white and red woven cotton with multicolored silk brocading and cotton braided fringe. Geometric, animal and human figures. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 116, 2 ply, Z twist, white and blue alternating, white and red selvedges. Weft: 28 single-ply, Z-twist, 4 strands, white cotton. Woven on backstrap loom." |
| Length | 229 cm |
| Width | 6.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. John W. McPherson, 1986 |
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