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Object Number 986-5-20/26180
Display Title Textile, huipil width
Descriptions
Object Description Length of cloth, huipil width; two pieces, embroidered at join; black and white warp stripe; single-face brocade animal figures, discolored; torn at corners
Inventory Description Woven textile, red with black stripes, multi-colored embroidered design.
Classification
  • Woven
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939 ca?
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Sacatepequez? / <County> / Sacatepequez?
Materials Cotton, Silk
Dimensions Overall: 91.7 x 87 x 0.2 cm (36 1/8 x 34 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26180
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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