Faja, a woman’s waistband (Weft, some vegetal fiber, dyed lavendar. Warp: cotton, red, white and blues. Braided together at one end, gathered and tied at other. 1 m 18 cm long, 6 cm wide tapering to 4 cm at unbraided end.)
Donor:
Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Huehuetenango (city), Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Mam and Maya
Collector:
Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (warp) and Maguey fiber (weft)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Waistbands
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
October 20, 1902
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 117 centimeters and width 6 centimeters
Comment:
See Eisen archives in museum library. See also p. 134 Schevill; see references below.