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1. Woman's belt

Museum number:: 3-94
Culture or time period:: K'iche' and Maya
Object class:: Belts (costume accessories)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: width 5 centimeters and length 308 centimeters
Collector:: Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection place:: Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Collection date:: 1902
Taxon:: Dactylopius coccus