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Object Number
993-2-20/27615
Display Title
Net bag
Descriptions
Object Description
Sprang net bag of vegetable fiber with purple, pink, green, brown, yellow and undyed diagonal bands; zigzag pattern at bottom of bag, and purple and undyed warp face plain weave shoulder strap threaded through loops at top.
Inventory Description
Bag, fiber, shoulder bag, polychrome strips and geom des, chequer strap, tubular
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1958-1962 ca.
Culture
- Tzotzil
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chiapas
/
San Cristobal de Las Casas
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 54.9 x 13.4 cm (21 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-2-20/27615 & Vogt/6
Provenance
Donor
Mrs. Evon Z. Vogt
(1/28/1993)
Donor
Dr. Evon Z. Vogt, Jr.
(1/28/93)
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