Belt
Faja
61-10-21
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 61-10-21 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Rayon | Vegetable Fiber |
| Description | Child's belt. Warp is magenta, green, purple, yellow, navy, red and white rayon stripes. Weft is vegetable fiber, lavender stripes. Warp plaited at both ends with tassel. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 96 epi, S twist, multicolors rayon. Weft: 12 ppi, multiple strand, purple vegetable fiber. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 140.5 cm |
| Width | 3.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Raymond T. Parrot, 1961 |
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