Woman's belt (faja)

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Title	Woman's belt (faja)
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya, K'iche')
Date	1955-1960
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation | Cotton, wool; embroidery

Size:

L.100 x W.1-3/4 in. (with fringe)

Creation Place:

North America, Central America, Guatemala, El Quiché, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango

Culture:

Maya, K'iche', North America, Central America, Guatemala, El Quiché

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

long sash approximately half black and white stripes; half embroidered flowers in yellow, green, pink, purple and lavender; ends with fringe

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Richard L. Simmons

Accession Number:

99.245.27

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009