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Object Number
986-5-20/26169
Display Title
Napkin (servilleta)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Servilleta
Object Description
Fringed servilleta in which to wrap food; red ground with warpline colors: olive, orange, navy blue, blue-gray, white, light green; 3 parallel rows of float lines in green, white, violet, rose and orange; surface single-sided free-standing brocaded dog, plant, bird, geometric and human motifs (same colors as above, plus yellow) in 4 rows; geometric motifs are chevronic in design; human figures are "realistic" and are wearing hats; designs are very similar to 986-5-20/26170
Inventory Description
Woven napkin, red with colored stripes, varous embroidered figures, fringe.
Classification
- Household accessory
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Santa Maria Nebaj
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Cotzal
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Cotzal
Materials
Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 90.4 x 58.5 x 0.4 cm (35 9/16 x 23 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26169
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26170 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Household accessory
Raw Material |
Cotzal
Nebaj Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | |
| 986-5-20/26168 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Napkin
Raw Material |
Nebaj
Cotzal | |
| 986-5-20/26201 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Solola
| |
| 986-5-20/26222 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Raw Material
Napkin |
Nebaj?
| |
| 986-5-20/26243 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Nebaj
| |
| 986-5-20/26198 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26199 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Woven
|
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26246 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Napkin
Raw Material |
Totonicapan
| |
| 41-90-20/14277 | Servieta, or napkin, used for wrapping and carrying - white, with red, yellow, g |
Woven
|
Santa Lucia Utatlan
| |
| 41-90-20/14299 | Servieta, or napkin, used for wrapping and carrying - red, green, orange, yellow |
Woven
|
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26175 | Woman's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Cotzal
Nebaj | |
| 995-29-10/73245 | Twined corn husk wallet-purse: geometric motifs |
Bag
|
United States
|