Sash
Faja
89-16-1D
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 89-16-1D |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | ca. 1940 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Technique | Warp Faced Weave |
| Description | Woman's sash. Cotton band with vertical stripes of dark green, white, purple and orange. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, two strands, Z twist, single, cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, three strand, Z twist, single, cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 244 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dra. Margarita W. Metzger, 1989 |
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