Belt
Faja
42-35-157
From: Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 42-35-157 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pocomam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | Pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Description | Woman's belt. Orange and red selvedge stripe. Originally white center heavily overlaid with red wool in a warp pattern representing feather dancers of Oaxaca. Long fringe on one end. Made in Oaxaca, Mexico and brought in by native traders. |
| Length | 274 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 90-C - Collector Number |
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