Faja

Museum number:
3-30013
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030030013
Accession number:
Acc.4464
Description:
Faja, adolescent girl's belt. Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced sup. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and uncut; last 5" to 6 " left unwoven on each end, then loose warps braided together and knotted off to create a fringe finish. 96.5 cm x 2.5 cm. Cotton: 2 two-ply in black; 3 two-ply in white; 12 two ply-in black. Silk: 2 two-ply in coral, gold, lavender, yellow, light green and dark green. Handwoven by Isabel Quitz, March 19990. Floral motifs occur only on one half of the faja: pink flowers with green leaves on black background with white borders. Fringe is black and white with approximately 6 " long. Supp. weft brocading is knotted off on reverse side throughout length of belt.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Kaqchikel
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Waistbands
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Faja, accession number 3-30013, described as Faja, adolescent girl's belt. Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced sup. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and uncut; last 5" to 6 " left unwoven on each end, then loose warps braided together and knotted off to create a fringe finish. 96.5 cm x 2.5 cm. Cotton: 2 two-ply in black; 3 two-ply in white; 12 two ply-in black. Silk: 2 two-ply in coral, gold, lavender, yellow, light green and dark green. Handwoven by Isabel Quitz, March 19990. Floral motifs occur only on one half of the faja: pink flowers with green leaves on black background with white borders. Fringe is black and white with approximately 6 " long. Supp. weft brocading is knotted off on reverse side throughout length of belt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Faja, accession number 3-30013, described as Faja, adolescent girl's belt. Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced sup. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and uncut; last 5" to 6 " left unwoven on each end, then loose warps braided together and knotted off to create a fringe finish. 96.5 cm x 2.5 cm. Cotton: 2 two-ply in black; 3 two-ply in white; 12 two ply-in black. Silk: 2 two-ply in coral, gold, lavender, yellow, light green and dark green. Handwoven by Isabel Quitz, March 19990. Floral motifs occur only on one half of the faja: pink flowers with green leaves on black background with white borders. Fringe is black and white with approximately 6 " long. Supp. weft brocading is knotted off on reverse side throughout length of belt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Faja, accession number 3-30013, described as Faja, adolescent girl's belt. Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced sup. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut and uncut; last 5" to 6 " left unwoven on each end, then loose warps braided together and knotted off to create a fringe finish. 96.5 cm x 2.5 cm. Cotton: 2 two-ply in black; 3 two-ply in white; 12 two ply-in black. Silk: 2 two-ply in coral, gold, lavender, yellow, light green and dark green. Handwoven by Isabel Quitz, March 19990. Floral motifs occur only on one half of the faja: pink flowers with green leaves on black background with white borders. Fringe is black and white with approximately 6 " long. Supp. weft brocading is knotted off on reverse side throughout length of belt.

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