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Object Number
2013.24.113
Display Title
Belt, red with green and orange, fringe at ends
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's belt, back strap belt loomed, warps cut, twisted, create long fringes on both ends, two faced warp designs, red cotton, multicolored cotton and silk geometric designs
Inventory Description
Belt, red with green stripes, orange diamonds, braided and twisted fringe at both ends
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Chimaltenango
Materials
Cotton , Silk , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 131 × 5 cm (51 9/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2013.24.113
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Bertha Sanford (Wiener) Dodge and
Carroll William Dodge, who together collected these Guatemalan textiles
Provenance
Collector
Bertha Sanford Dodge
Collector
Carroll William Dodge
Donor
Donated by
Mary Dodge Cobb
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