Object class: Costume components / Culture or time period: Maya / Accession number: Acc.4804 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-32187, described as Faja, cotton, probably back strap woven, warp face dominate with thicker weft, repweave: variable weave. Warp stripes are red, purple, blue and green; with central thin stripes in ikat/jaspe design. Warp ends cut and left as loose fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-32193, described as Faja, salmon colored, cotton belt. Woven on a back-strap loom with multi colored single faced supplementary brocade weaving, sedalina. Fringe at one end is warp loops. At the other end the loops have been cut.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-32185, described as Faja, cotton handwoven sash with burgundy, black and white warp and multicolored diamonds and other geometric shapes in supplementary weft.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-32184, described as Faja (cinta?), hand woven, warp faced, black and white, strap appears to be acrylic (not tested), embroidered in long stitches with embroidery floss.

Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-32183, described as Faja (cinta?), handwoven, cotton, mostly warp faced with stars and geometric designs. Probably cotton (not tested).