Guatemalan Purple Belt with Diagonal Threaded Rectangles


Collection

Paula Wiesner Collection


Identifier

WI12


Artist

unknown


Description

This is a Guatemalan striped faja, or belt, that has eleven rectangular areas threaded with multicolored zigzags. Most likely made on a backstrap loom, the faja's ends are frayed.


Medium

textile

Where Made (Country)

Guatemala

Related place

Guatemala

How Acquired

donation

When Acquired

9/1/2021

Name of Donor

Austin Friends of Folk Art