Faja

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Festive belt (faja) for dancer, called xenilol. Woven on a hip loom from white cotton.‖ On either side of the fabric, the warp threads are always left free for about 1 centimeter, after which a narrow zigzag stripe is knotted in (macramé); toward the ends this runs into three points. Halfway up, the zigzag stripe is filled up into triangles with the points upwards. Along the edge short tassels of white embroidery silk are attached every 1-1,5 cm. The knotted zigzag stripe is decorated with a colored wool (acrylic) zigzag stripe, always in two colors (each stitch a different color). The ends of the fabric itself are decorated along the sides up to 9 cm with a double row of dense festoon stitch in different colors, and four rows: two zigzag and two running stitch, the latter with a peculiar X figure. Sewn-on sequins complete the whole, which was probably bought on the market as an unfinished piece with loose warp threads. The belt is wound twice around the waist and is worn with the decorated ends hanging down at the front left. It is accompanied by a white cotton suit (such as serial no.: 4514-37 and 38) with rolled-up trouser legs and a short cotón (woollen tunic), see p. 227 fig. 177. Bought in Cuetzalan for 60 pesos = fl. 18 on the Sunday market of February 28, 1971.