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Accession Number 1975.2.126 Title belt Category Clothing Accessory Object Type belt Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Santiago Chimaltenango Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; braided; knotted Measurements overall: 344 x 11 cm Description Hand-woven warp-faced cotton belt; warp is black with white, orange and red pin stripes; discontinuous supplementary wefts form geometric motifs; warp ends braided to form fringe. Credit Line University of Alberta