Faja
Belt
29-60-22
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Senahu District
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 29-60-22 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Senahu District |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Description | Woman's girdle. Woven red cotton embroidered at ends with zigzags of green and pink wool. Fringe at each end. Made from foreign yarn. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 26 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, four singles, Z twist, red cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 150 cm |
| Width | 20 cm |
| Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
| Other Number | 274 - Field No SF |
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