Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
70-13-92C
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 70-13-92C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's cotton sash, warp faced. Stripes of red, yellow, green, blue, purple, and jaspes of indigo-white, red and orange. About 1/3 has widely spaced bands of 2 sided brocade geometric motifs. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 66 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and dark blue ikat cotton. Two ply, yellow, green, purple, blue and orange rayon. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 349 cm |
| Width | 19.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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