Belt.

Collection type: Object
Description: Belt.
Long description: Belt woven in cotton. The belt is woven with a warp faced weave using double threads of black and undyed cotton yarn. Nearly the whole length of the belt is decorated with geometric designs which have been embroidered on to the belt using acrylic yarn. The geometric designs have been worked in bright colours in green, pink, purple, maroon, blue, yellow and orange. The weft threads have been left long form a fringe and both ends. [MdeA 27/01/2009]
Geographical reference: Guatemala
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Guatemala; Totonicapán Department Totonicapán
Person: Field collector Ting Plaskett; PRM source Ting Plaskett
Date / Period: Date made: Before 07/08/1979
Date collected: 7 August 1979
Acquisition information: Donated: 15/05/2007 Found unentered: 2008
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Material Synthetic Yarn, Process Woven, Process Embroidered
Dimensions: Width: max 58 mm, Length: max 1420 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2008.55.8

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