Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
29-219-5
From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Pedro Necta
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 29-219-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Pedro Necta |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's belt. "Fabrica en la aldea de Chimaltenango." Red ground with a striped yellow, green, and purple design at both ends. Fringed at both ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 80 epi, single, Z twist, yellow cotton. Two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, four singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 138 cm |
| Width | 27.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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