Wide Men’s Belt - Indigo dyed cotton with four bands of geometric patterns in bright pink with touches of other colors; eight bright pink narrow horizontal lines across entire belt, except where bands are located; 3” bands on either end; 10 1/2” band (broken into three sections) approx. 8” up from ends; Condition - faded colors with slight fraying along edges; material is stretched out of shape through out; some patchwork performed on holes on one end (inbetween large and small bands); 98” x 9” overall.
Donor:
Gene C. Wilken and Karen Olsen Bruhns
Collection place:
Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Highland Guatemala village of Nahuala; purchased at the Primavera Market in Guatemala City.
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Gene C. Wilken
Collection date:
1974
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
August 15, 2000 and October 27, 1998
Context of use:
“The 'Faja’ is worn wrapped around the waist.” (1)