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Object Number
986-5-20/26192
Display Title
Shawl (rebozo)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Rebozo
Object Description
Shawl (rebozo); two pieces, stitched down center; red ground with warp lines in blue, dark green, white, orange; weft lines in violet, white, green, orange; free-standing, single-face brocade of mainly symbolic (stylized plant?) designs in purple, green, pink, white, blue; brocade is at the ends and the weft lines outlines it; no embroidery; the weft lines look very much like floats but they extend across the whole width; knotted and braided fringe with multicolored tassles in white, orange, red, blue, green, yellow
Inventory Description
Woven shawl, red with multi-colored stripes, embroidered bands, fringed.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Chajul
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Nebaj
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Nebaj
Dimensions
Overall: 181.2 x 102.2 x 2.5 cm (71 5/16 x 40 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26192
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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