Belt
Faja
70-13-75
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 70-13-75 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Woman's belt, cotton, warp faced. Black and white with a red border stripe and dark green weft. Warp patterns with multicolor brocade of stylized animals, birds, dolls, floral and geometric motifs. Totonicapan type. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 120 epi, two ply, white, black and red cotton. Weft: 19 ppi, multistrand, green cotton. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 238 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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