Belt
Faja
42-35-79
From: Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 42-35-79 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Woman's cotton belt. Red ground with black edge and black and white lengthwise pin stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 78 epi, three ply, white, black and red cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, three ply, black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 336 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | XXXVI-C - Other Number |
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