Belt; wool, macrame; running diamond pattern in pink-yellow, orange-red; 1. 1.35 M., w. 6.5 cm. Native name and meaning: faja. Context of use (incl. role in trade): made for tourists.
Donor:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Oaxaca market, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Oaxaca market
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 139.7 centimeters and length 6.35 centimeters