Textile

Museum number:
3-29973
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029973
Accession number:
Acc.4518
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and finished off with embroidery; fringe at each end is added on and approximately 8" long. Fringe is multicolored, although each section of color is plied together to create monochrome strands; these strands are then knotted at the ends. 146.5 cm x 6.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja mujer/woman's belt. Materials, techniques: Wool: 2 singles in black, 1 two-ply in black and white. Embroidery: silk floss in blue, gold, orange, peach, purple, and pink, Context of use: This kind of black and white striped belt is woven in Chichicastenango and other highland towns but is adapted to local styles in other towns. This is done by using specific iconography, in this case worms. The fringe is multicolored two-ply cotton, twisted and knotted and is attached to ends of belt via hand-stitching. A similar style of belt is used in Santo Domingo Xenacoj. (Schevill:60). Iconography consists of worms ("gusanos") and vertical stripes.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Dept, Guatemala
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29973, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and finished off with embroidery; fringe at each end is added on and approximately 8" long. Fringe is multicolored, although each section of color is plied together to create monochrome strands; these strands are then knotted at the ends. 146.5 cm x 6.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja mujer/woman's belt. Materials, techniques: Wool: 2 singles in black, 1 two-ply in black and white. Embroidery: silk floss in blue, gold, orange, peach, purple, and pink, Context of use: This kind of black and white striped belt is woven in Chichicastenango and other highland towns but is adapted to local styles in other towns. This is done by using specific iconography, in this case worms. The fringe is multicolored two-ply cotton, twisted and knotted and is attached to ends of belt via hand-stitching. A similar style of belt is used in Santo Domingo Xenacoj. (Schevill:60). Iconography consists of worms ("gusanos") and vertical stripes.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29973, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece; ends cut and finished off with embroidery; fringe at each end is added on and approximately 8" long. Fringe is multicolored, although each section of color is plied together to create monochrome strands; these strands are then knotted at the ends. 146.5 cm x 6.5 cm. Native name/meaning: faja mujer/woman's belt. Materials, techniques: Wool: 2 singles in black, 1 two-ply in black and white. Embroidery: silk floss in blue, gold, orange, peach, purple, and pink, Context of use: This kind of black and white striped belt is woven in Chichicastenango and other highland towns but is adapted to local styles in other towns. This is done by using specific iconography, in this case worms. The fringe is multicolored two-ply cotton, twisted and knotted and is attached to ends of belt via hand-stitching. A similar style of belt is used in Santo Domingo Xenacoj. (Schevill:60). Iconography consists of worms ("gusanos") and vertical stripes.

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