Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
42-35-3
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 42-35-3 |
| Current Location | Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Belt for man of noble rank. Heavy, closely woven, corded, red cotton with brocaded band on ends. Brocade of double headed eagles in magenta, yellow and green. Fringed ends. 42-35-1/5 are part of one costume. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 34 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 280 cm |
| Width | 32 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | III-C - Other Number |
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