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Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
70-13-69
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Zunil
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 70-13-69 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Zunil |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton belt. Warp faced. Narrow red and blue-white jaspe stripes. Knotted fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and jaspe cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, four singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 272 cm |
| Width | 21.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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