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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
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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