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Object Number 993-2-20/27619
Display Title Tumpline strap
Descriptions
Object Description Tumpline strap of leather with wider center section and loop at either end made of separate pieces of leather, doubled and attached with leather laces.
Inventory Description Tumpline strap, leather, center sect wider, w loop straps, incised border
Classification
  • Tumpline
Department Ethnographic
Date 1958-1962 ca.
Culture
  • Tzotzil
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas / San Cristobal de Las Casas
Materials Leather
Dimensions Overall: 115.7 x 7 x 3.4 cm (45 9/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-2-20/27619
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Evon Z. Vogt (1958-1962 - 1/28/1993)
Collector Dr. Evon Z. Vogt, Jr. (1958-1962 - 1/28/93)
Donor Mrs. Evon Z. Vogt (1958-1962 - 1/28/1993)
Donor Dr. Evon Z. Vogt, Jr. (1958-1962 - 1/28/93)

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