Belt
Faja
2014-19-104
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | San Marcos La Laguna
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 2014-19-104 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola | San Marcos La Laguna |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's belt. Long red cotton ground cloth with thin predominantly blue vertical stripes and occasional horizonal stripes. A section is covered in diamond pattern of supplementary weft of blues, yellows, green, and orange and pink. 7-8 cm of fringe on both ends. The supplementary weft is primarily at the center section and at the ends. |
| Length | 295 cm |
| Width | 23 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014 |
| Other Number | L-699-104 - Old Loan Number |
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