Faja, hombre

Museum number:
3-29984
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4518
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and uncut left unwoven to create fringe. 320 cm x 20.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 and 8 singles in white; 1 two-ply in blue, lavender, green and magenta; 3 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun who donated it to the museum in 1991. Evenly spaced .5" wide colored warp stripes on a white background. Fringes created by leaving warp ends unwoven, the white warps twisted in places with a single warp from an adjoining color warp. Orange wefts located in middle of textile is an unusual feature. Hun wrote: "It was the first piece I ever acquired. It is from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in front of the Calientes in front of the Cathedral n Antigua. This faja was not for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kakchikel hands definitely made it.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Waistbands
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29984, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and uncut left unwoven to create fringe. 320 cm x 20.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 and 8 singles in white; 1 two-ply in blue, lavender, green and magenta; 3 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun who donated it to the museum in 1991. Evenly spaced .5" wide colored warp stripes on a white background. Fringes created by leaving warp ends unwoven, the white warps twisted in places with a single warp from an adjoining color warp. Orange wefts located in middle of textile is an unusual feature. Hun wrote: "It was the first piece I ever acquired. It is from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in front of the Calientes in front of the Cathedral n Antigua. This faja was not for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kakchikel hands definitely made it.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29984, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and uncut left unwoven to create fringe. 320 cm x 20.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 and 8 singles in white; 1 two-ply in blue, lavender, green and magenta; 3 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun who donated it to the museum in 1991. Evenly spaced .5" wide colored warp stripes on a white background. Fringes created by leaving warp ends unwoven, the white warps twisted in places with a single warp from an adjoining color warp. Orange wefts located in middle of textile is an unusual feature. Hun wrote: "It was the first piece I ever acquired. It is from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in front of the Calientes in front of the Cathedral n Antigua. This faja was not for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kakchikel hands definitely made it.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Faja, hombre, accession number 3-29984, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and uncut left unwoven to create fringe. 320 cm x 20.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja hombre/man's sash. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 and 8 singles in white; 1 two-ply in blue, lavender, green and magenta; 3 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun who donated it to the museum in 1991. Evenly spaced .5" wide colored warp stripes on a white background. Fringes created by leaving warp ends unwoven, the white warps twisted in places with a single warp from an adjoining color warp. Orange wefts located in middle of textile is an unusual feature. Hun wrote: "It was the first piece I ever acquired. It is from circa 1973-74. I was attracted by it because of its unusual combination of colors on a white background. I bought it from a woman from San Antonio Aguas Calientes in front of the Calientes in front of the Cathedral n Antigua. This faja was not for traditional use, but rather for tourists. The threads are cotton and the colors I believe are synthetic. Kakchikel hands definitely made it.

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