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Belt (Faja)

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave derived float weave.

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  • A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave derived float weave.

Date:

1900/50

Artist:

Maya
Totonicapán, Totonicapán, Guatemala

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Maya

Title

Belt (Faja)

Place

Guatemala (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1901–1950

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave derived float weave

Dimensions

241.6 × 5.1 cm (95 1/8 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne

Reference Number

1952.705

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