Woven sash/ belt (faja); commercially woven with yellow ground and figures/stripes of blue/aqua/green/purple/maroon and red, green and white band along each edge. Finished with zig-zag stitch along edges and fringe at each end. Width: 5.5 centimeters. Length: 163 centimeters. Made of wool/wool-synthetic blend. New.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
South America
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories) and Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children