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Object Number
986-5-20/26189
Display Title
Textile
Descriptions
Object Description
Length of cloth, blue-violet ground; no fringe; no warp or weft lines; 5 rows of single-sided free-standing brocaded human, bird and symbol (chevrons and diamond-like balls) motifs in red, yellow, purple, green, white and shiny violet; faded; cloth loosening - wider at top
Inventory Description
Woven cotton textile, blue with multi-colored embroidered humans and birds.
Classification
- Woven
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 74.2 x 54.8 x 0.1 cm (29 3/16 x 21 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26189
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26175 | Woman's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Cotzal
Nebaj | |
| 986-5-20/26251 | Textile |
Woven
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26166 | Man's cloth (tzute de Cofradia) |
Woven
Raw Material |
Almolonga?
| |
| 986-5-20/26169 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Household accessory
Raw Material |
Santa Maria Nebaj
Cotzal | |
| 986-5-20/26181 | Man's shirt |
Raw Material
Shirt |
Almolonga
| |
| 986-5-20/26174 | Man's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Almolonga
| |
| 986-5-20/26170 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Household accessory
Raw Material |
Cotzal
Nebaj Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | |
| 986-5-20/26255 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Woven
Raw Material |
San Marcos La Laguna
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Pablo La Laguna | |
| 986-5-20/26200 | Textile, huipil length |
Woven
Raw Material |
San Pedro Sacatepequez
| |
| 986-5-20/26168 | Napkin (servilleta) |
Napkin
Raw Material |
Nebaj
Cotzal | |
| 986-5-20/26195 | Textile |
Woven
|
Panajachel
| |
| 986-5-20/26232 | Woman's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
|