Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
70-13-17A
From: Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Chajul
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 70-13-17A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Chajul |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | ca. 1970 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Sash worn by both men and women. Red cotton, plain weave. Brocaded design groupings at both ends with designs of chevrons and diamonds in silk. Ends finished with macrame technique. Red, green and yellow cotton pompoms at both ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 64 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 250 |
| Width | 24 |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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