Woman's belt (faja)

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Title	Woman's belt (faja)
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya, K'iche')
Date	1983
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric | Cotton; discontinuous weft patterning

Size:

L.102 x W.1-3/4 in. (with fringe)

Creation Place:

North America, Central America, Guatemala, Totonicapán, Totonicapán

Culture:

Maya, K'iche', North America, Central America, Guatemala, Totonicapán

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

long woven band, green stripes on sides, central band of geometric motifs green, orange, blue, magenta, pink; several sections of inscriptions

Credit:

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

Accession Number:

99.245.24

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009