Girdle or woman’s waistband. (Same as 3-234 except that loose warp ends are twisted together to form black or white fringes, knotted at ends. Approximately 9 cm long. Length 1 m 62 cm, width 6 cm.)
Donor:
Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Aguacatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Aguacatan, Huehuetanango, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Awakateko and Maya
Collector:
Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Wool (textile)
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 175 centimeters and width 6 centimeters
Comment:
See Eisen archives in museum library. See also p.109 Schevill; see references below.