Mixtec soyate - woven palm belt

Object/Artifact

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International Museum of Art & Science

Name/Title

Mixtec soyate - woven palm belt

Entry/Object ID

2024.02.005

Description

This belt is crafted from tightly woven soyate fiber that grows through the highlands of Oaxaca, exhibiting a characteristic golden-yellow hue. The fiber is meticulously braided using a "diagonal weave" technique and formed into a tube then coiled into a circular form for storage or display. The texture of the soyate is coarse yet pliable, typical of materials derived from palm or yucca leaves.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1971

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca

Notes

Used y many indigenous groups of the area.