Belt
Faja
42-35-420
From: Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 42-35-420 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wool |
| Description | Woman's belt. Coarsely woven red wool with two yellow stripes. One end plaited. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 10 epi, single, Z twist, yellow and red wool. Weft: 10 ppi, single Z twist, red wool. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 220 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 346-C - Other Number |
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