Faja
Wide predominantly red wool sash, with black warp stripes, used by women in San Juan Chamula. Woven on the backstrap loom, it has side selvages. The trailing wool warps have been braided and finished off with tassels. This type of sash is still worn today. The Tzotzil weavers of San Juan Chamula make sashes in different styles for the women of other villages. This is a good example of a very traditional type of woman’s woven sash, which needs to be strong enough to hold the wearer’s wrap-around skirt in place. In San Juan Chamula skirts are woven from wool and extremely heavy.
Purchased by the donor in January 1967
Purchased by the donor in January 1967
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 149/2007/15
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Collection Area Region
- CENT
- Material
- woven wool
- Common Name
- faja
- Simple Name
- sash
- Production Town
- San Andres Chamula
- Production County
- Chiapas
- Production Country
- Mexico
- Production Year High
- 01/1967