Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. One piece; warps have been cut and finished into 7 1/2" tassels.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Dept, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Guatemala; San Juan Sacatepequez (Kaqchikel)
Culture or time period:
Kaqchikel
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Waistbands
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
1950s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 219 centimeters and width 21.5 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Single and two-ply cotton in red, yellow and mauve. Sedalina cotton in green, purple; silk floss in gold, silver, purple and pink. Native name and meaning: Faja de Hombre, cofradia- Man's ceremonial sash. CONTEXT OF USE: Tape affixed on sash with "#45, $10" written on it. The warp stripes are common colors of the region/town: red, mauve, yellow. The brocading is almost entirely done in silk floss, suggesting that it was for ceremonial use. Horizontal stripes of floral patterns alternate with animal figures (birds, horses, squirrels). The brocading appears at the ends of the sash and above one section is a weaver's mark in off white cotton and pink,. green and purple sedalina. Formerly purple and white stripes, green sedalina in suppl. weft (Arriola de Geng). CONSERVATION: Very good; has faded but still a very strong piece. Two small tears at one end where tassels begin.