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Object Number
41-90-20/14298
Display Title
Servieta, or napkin, used for wrapping and carrying - red, orange, purple, yello
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Servieta
Object Description
Servieta, or napkin, used for wrapping and carrying - red, orange, purple, yellow, green embroidery on white woven cloth with purple stripes & tassels
Inventory Description
Fabric, white with figurative embroidery, purple tassles
Classification
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
/
El Quiche
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<County>
/
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials
Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 72 x 62.5 cm (28 3/8 x 24 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-90-20/14298/ Guat/ St. Thom/ B9:73:F
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