Belt
Faja
42-35-66
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 42-35-66 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Belt with black and white cotton in narrow lengthwise stripes. Tassels at both ends. Part of a costume for a second class child with 42-35-64 to -68. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, three ply, black and white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, three ply, black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 236 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | XXX-D - Collector Number |
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