Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
68-17-18
From: Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 68-17-18 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Silk | Vegetable Fiber |
| Description | Part of a belt made of silk thread in purple, white, brown, magenta, yellow, blue and plant fiber (Maguey or hizote?). As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 88 epi, single, blue, black, white, red and yellow silk. Weft: 18 ppi, vegetable fiber. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 55 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Josiah Marvel Jr., 1968 |
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