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Unknown Maker, Guatemalan

Faja

Maker

Unknown Maker, Guatemalan

Culture

Guatemalan, K'iche Maya

Title

Faja

Year

before 1917

Medium

  • Cotton plain weave with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Cotton plain weave with silk embroidery

Materials

cotton

Geography

Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala

Dimensions

243.8 cm (96 inches) (length) including fringe

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Barbara Deering Danielson

Object Number

82.308.33D

Type

  • Costume Accessories

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
Cotton plain weave with silk embroidery
243.8 cm (96 inches) (length) including fringe
Gift of Mrs. Barbara Deering Danielson 82.308.33D

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