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Object Number
986-5-20/26234
Display Title
Man's sash (faja)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Faja
Object Description
One half of a man's sash (faja); white ground with black and white warp stripe, thin red edge lines; purple, red, blue, orange, pink, green single-face brocade of zigzag borders, geometrics and cut-off portion of human figures; white, black and red fringe braided into single braid at remaining end
Inventory Description
Woven band, multi-colored geometric and human design, braided fringe.
Classification
- Sash
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 7.5 x 1.5 cm (21 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26234
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26233 | Man's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Guatemala
| |
| 986-5-20/26235 | Man's sash (faja) |
Sash
|
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| |
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| 986-5-20/26267 | Man's sash (faja) |
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Raw Material |
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| |
| 986-5-20/26265 | Man's sash (faja) |
Belt
|
Guatemala
| |
| 986-5-20/26228 | Man's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
San Juan Cotzal
| |
| 986-5-20/26175 | Woman's sash (faja) |
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Raw Material |
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Cotzal | |
| 986-5-20/26174 | Man's sash (faja) |
Raw Material
Sash |
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| |
| 986-5-20/26232 | Woman's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26225 | Man's sash (faja) |
Sash
|
Santa Maria de Jesus
| |
| 986-5-20/26226 | Man's sash (faja) |
Sash
|
Santa Maria de Jesus
| |
| 986-5-20/26231 | Woman's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Huehuetenango
|