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1972.7.7

Brocaded woven belt with human and animal motifs and names in a variety of colours. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/4/2005]

1972.7.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brocaded woven belt with human and animal motifs and names in a variety of colours. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Guatemala
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Guatemala
San Francisco El Alto
Cultural groups
Kaqchikel
Person
Field collector Chloe Vulliamy
PRM source Chloe Vulliamy
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1972
Date collected
March - April 1972
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1972
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Process Woven, Process Plaited, Process Inscribed, Process Embroidered, Process Braided
Dimensions
Length: max 2470 mm, Width: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1972.7.7
Research and responses

Information from Ed Carter, 1990/7: Totonicapan style belts are woven in many villages.

Search terms: Clothing, Writing, Ornament, Belt, Inscription, Waist Ornament, Waist Cloth

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