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Unknown Maker, Guatemalan

Faja

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Guatemalan

Culture

Guatemalan, K'iche Maya

Title

Faja

Year

before 1917

Medium

  • Table-loom-woven cotton and wool plain weave with supplementary weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Table-loom-woven cotton and wool plain weave with supplementary weft patterning

Geography

Totonicapán, Totonicapán, Guatemala

Dimensions

254 cm (100 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Barbara Deering Danielson

Object Number

82.308.23B

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From the Loom of a Goddess
Reverberations of Guatemalan Mayan Weaving
Feb 23, 2018 – Aug 19, 2018

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Unknown Maker, Guatemalan
Faja, before 1917
Table-loom-woven cotton and wool plain weave with supplementary weft patterning
254 cm (100 inches) (length)
Gift of Mrs. Barbara Deering Danielson 82.308.23B

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