Faja

Museum number:
3-29940
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4503
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supplemental weft brocading; one piece; cut and uncut warps create 6" fringes on both ends. Width of piece varies along its length. 250 cm x 24-27 cm. Native name and meaning; faja, belt; hombre, men's. Materials, techniques: cotton, 3 and 4 singles, red; 2 two-ply orange. Supplemental weft cotton 4 two-ply in white, green, lavender, orange, yellow, maroon; acrylic or wool in 2 two-ply fuchsia; silk or rayon 2 two-ply in dark purple.
Donor:
Linda Green and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Waistbands
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Faja, accession number 3-29940, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supplemental weft brocading; one piece; cut and uncut warps create 6" fringes on both ends. Width of piece varies along its length. 250 cm x 24-27 cm. Native name and meaning; faja, belt; hombre, men's. Materials, techniques: cotton, 3 and 4 singles, red; 2 two-ply orange. Supplemental weft cotton 4 two-ply in white, green, lavender, orange, yellow, maroon; acrylic or wool in 2 two-ply fuchsia; silk or rayon 2 two-ply in dark purple.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Faja, accession number 3-29940, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supplemental weft brocading; one piece; cut and uncut warps create 6" fringes on both ends. Width of piece varies along its length. 250 cm x 24-27 cm. Native name and meaning; faja, belt; hombre, men's. Materials, techniques: cotton, 3 and 4 singles, red; 2 two-ply orange. Supplemental weft cotton 4 two-ply in white, green, lavender, orange, yellow, maroon; acrylic or wool in 2 two-ply fuchsia; silk or rayon 2 two-ply in dark purple.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-29940, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supplemental weft brocading; one piece; cut and uncut warps create 6" fringes on both ends. Width of piece varies along its length. 250 cm x 24-27 cm. Native name and meaning; faja, belt; hombre, men's. Materials, techniques: cotton, 3 and 4 singles, red; 2 two-ply orange. Supplemental weft cotton 4 two-ply in white, green, lavender, orange, yellow, maroon; acrylic or wool in 2 two-ply fuchsia; silk or rayon 2 two-ply in dark purple.

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