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Object Number 11-67-20/C5420
Display Title Waist band "Paxa"
Descriptions
Object Description Waist band "Paxa"
Inventory Description Woven band, red, black, yellow, white, geometric design, fringed.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mixtec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 51 x 8 x 7 cm (20 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C5420

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