Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
42-35-207
From: Guatemala | Department of Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 42-35-207 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | Pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Bird | Animal | Plant |
| Description | Man's ceremonial belt. Red cotton ground with bands of birds, animals, plants0 and geometric figures embroidered in emerald green, yellow, purple, dark green and white silk and lavender and yellow cotton. |
| Length | 353.5 cm |
| Width | 22.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 121 - Other Number |
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