Faja de hombre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. One piece, warps cut.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Nebaj, El Quiche
Culture or time period:
Ixil
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Waistbands
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 250 centimeters and width 30.5 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap-loomed with cotton yarns: three singles in red, (predominant). Suppl. weft brocading in white and orange cotton singles and silk floss in purple, lavender and pink. Iconographic images are geometric, animal and human figures. CONTEXT OF USE: Tape attached to front of sash, inscribed "#25, $15." Brocading appears at ends of sash leaving the majority of sash undecorated. Patterns appear in horizontal stripes, alternating with geometric designs. Human figures appear at the top and bottom row of brocading. Warps cut and worked into five inch tassels. CONSERVATION: Base cloth is in good condition, but the brocading is VERY heavily worn in places.