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Object Number
986-5-20/26231
Display Title
Woman's sash (faja)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Faja
Object Description
Woman's wide fringed sash (faja); red, yellow, purple, white and green warp face, red wefts
Inventory Description
Woven sash, multi-colored, geometric design with twisted fringe.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Sash
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Huehuetenango
/
<County>
/
Huehuetenango
Materials
Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 266.5 x 11.7 x 0.3 cm (104 15/16 x 4 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26231
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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