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BeltSa248

Belt composed of dark brown and off-white longitudinal alternating bands with light green, pink, purple and black diamond and triangular patterned embroidery in abaca fibre (?) with a blue and a green multi-braided fringe on either end. A stylized bird figure in red is embroidered along with geometric motifs in pink, green and blue cotton fibre near the blue fringe.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
abaca fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSa250

Hat, or cap, composed of a blue woven cotton rectangle with nine rows of two-faced supplementary weft brocaded animals and birds in white, green, orange, blue, pink, purple and yellow: four rows of three birds with ovals, two rows of four cats with a geometric design at the end, and three rows of three double quadrupeds. One end is undecorated and one side appears to have been somewhat gathered. A few stitches remain.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothSa249

Cloth woven with solid multicoloured bands alternating with blue and white striped bands. Formed by two panels joined together with a blue insertion stitched band (randa) along the seam. Warp-faced, multi-strand white weft (gives a ribbed appearance). At one end the wefts show where the stitching is loose and pulled together at each side. Several small stains. Pulled threads.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa247

Skirt made of blue cotton with fine white vertical and horizontal stripes and a multi-coloured insertion stitched band (randa) along the seams. The horizontal seam band is composed of many solid colours of cotton or silk (?) in 6 cm sections, and the vertical seam band, probably silk, is composed of solid colours as well as sections of colour fading to white.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
dye, silk fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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