Skip to main content
Woman's belt, red cotton with multicolored geometric designs
Woman's belt, red cotton with multicolored geometric designs
Object Number 2013.24.184
Display Title Woman's belt, red cotton with multicolored geometric designs
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's belt, belt backstrap loomed, warps cut and braided, red cotton with silk and multicolored two faced supplementary weft brocading, geometric designs
Inventory Description Belt, red cotton with silk and multicolored two faced supplementary weft brocading, geometric designs
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / San Marcos / <County> / San Pedro Sacatepequez
Materials Cotton , Silk , Dye
Dimensions Overall: 193 × 6.6 × 0.2 cm (76 × 2 5/8 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2013.24.184
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

Important Note about Historical Language

Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.

PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Belt, man's, indigo with red stripes and areas of heavy design at both ends with orange and yellow geometric shapes and double headed eagles
2013.24.82 Belt, man's, indigo with red stripes and areas of heavy design at both ends with orange and yellow geometric shapes and double headed eagles
Belt
Nahuala
Woman's belt
2013.24.196 Woman's belt
Belt
Nebaj
Huipil, women's shirt, two pieces, head hole cut, white with purple, red, and multicolored geometric designs
2013.24.3 Huipil, women's shirt, two pieces, head hole cut, white with purple, red, and multicolored geometric designs
Huipil
San Pedro Sacatepequez
Tzute, women's multipurpose cloth, red with dark blue checkerboard lines, multicolored zoomorphic and geometric designs
2013.24.17 Tzute, women's multipurpose cloth, red with dark blue checkerboard lines, multicolored zoomorphic and geometric designs
Tzute
Santa Maria de Jesus
Huipil, women's shirt, white with red and multicolored geometric and abstract double-headed eagle designs at throat and shoulders
2013.24.6 Huipil, women's shirt, white with red and multicolored geometric and abstract double-headed eagle designs at throat and shoulders
Huipil
Chichicastenango
Huipil, women's shirt, two panels sewn together, no head hole, indigo cotton with multicolored geometric and anthropomorphic designs
2013.24.84 Huipil, women's shirt, two panels sewn together, no head hole, indigo cotton with multicolored geometric and anthropomorphic designs
Huipil
San Miguel Totonicapan
Huipil, women's shirt, neck hole cut, sides unstitched, white with multicolored geometric and zoomorphic designs and red shoulder pannels
2013.24.11 Huipil, women's shirt, neck hole cut, sides unstitched, white with multicolored geometric and zoomorphic designs and red shoulder pannels
Huipil
San Juan Comalapa
Huipil, large women's shirt, white cotton with a decorated top half showing horiztonal bands of black and white ikat, bands of multicolored geometric designs, floral embroidery at neck and in a vertical band on either side of shirt
2013.24.54 Huipil, large women's shirt, white cotton with a decorated top half showing horiztonal bands of black and white ikat, bands of multicolored geometric designs, floral embroidery at neck and in a vertical band on either side of shirt
Huipil
Quetzaltenango
Huipil, large women's shirt, white cotton with a decorated top half of thick horiztonal bands of multicolored geometric designs, floral embroidery at neck and decorative randas connecting panels
2013.24.53 Huipil, large women's shirt, white cotton with a decorated top half of thick horiztonal bands of multicolored geometric designs, floral embroidery at neck and decorative randas connecting panels
Huipil
Quetzaltenango
Huipil (ceremonial), women's shirt, three panels, white with lavender and multicolored geometric designs in rectangles on front, back, and shoulders, black taffeta triangles around neck and circles on shoulders
2013.24.30 Huipil (ceremonial), women's shirt, three panels, white with lavender and multicolored geometric designs in rectangles on front, back, and shoulders, black taffeta triangles around neck and circles on shoulders
Huipil
Chichicastenango
Belt, green weft, multicolored bands with geometric, figurative patterns, braided fringed ends
2013.24.160 Belt, green weft, multicolored bands with geometric, figurative patterns, braided fringed ends
Belt
San Miguel Totonicapan
Servilleta, multipurpose cloth, white with white and multicolored geometric designs, crochet trim and fringe on all edges
2013.24.59 Servilleta, multipurpose cloth, white with white and multicolored geometric designs, crochet trim and fringe on all edges
Napkin
San Pedro Sacatepequez