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Object Number
986-5-20/26174
Display Title
Man's sash (faja)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Faja
Object Description
Man's sash (faja); red ground with jaspe warp line pattern, and white and black; no weft line pattern; brocaded chevron pattern can be found at ends and middle of the faja; chevrons are all connected and superimposed, creating a repeating "V" pattern in white, orange, green and violet; floats present; the fringes should all be tied at their ends but some have come undone
Inventory Description
Woven sash, multi-colored with embroidered zig-zag design, fringe.
Classification
- Sash
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Quetzaltenango
/
<County>
/
Almolonga
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 374 x 20.5 x 2.1 cm (147 1/4 x 8 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26174
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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