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Object Number
986-5-20/26232
Display Title
Woman's sash (faja)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Faja
Object Description
Woman's fringed sash (faja); black and white warp stripes; black weft; violet brocade covers approximately two-fifths of length at one end of sash and 5.5 cm. at the other end; embroidery and chainstitch embroidery floral design in gold, yellow, green, purple and white runs length of longer brocade; shorter brocade is unadorned; fringe at longer brocaded end is violet, white and black; fringe at shorter brocaded end has been discolored by the violet, as has the white warp
Inventory Description
Sash, multi-colored embroidered floral design, black and white striped section.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Sash
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Silk, Embroidery thread
Dimensions
Overall: 276 x 3.8 x 0.1 cm (108 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26232
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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