Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
29-219-3
From: Guatemala | San Juan Atitan | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 29-219-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Atitan | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's belt. Red ground with yellow and green stripes. Red weft with yellow, shadow stripes. Twisted fringe at both ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 72 epi, two singles, Z twist, red, yellow and green cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Two singles, Z twist, yellow cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 238 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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