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- Mexico
- cincha de garabato (strap), 1989
- Where object was made: Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico
- plant fiber, wood, braiding, carving
- Object Length/Width: 66 x 12 cm
Object Length/Width: 26 x 4 3/4 in - Gift of Robert J. Smith
- Not on display
- 2007.5498
- Mexico
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- Description
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The short strap is made from nine braids of plant fibers sewn together with a plant fiber string. It has another braid in a wavy line over the top. One end has a roughly carved wooden hook. The other end has the loop where the braids are doubled over. It is a light natural color.
It was used to tighten the costal (2007.5506).