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Object Number
986-5-20/26191
Display Title
Shawl (rebozo)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Rebozo
Object Description
Shawl (rebozo); red ground; warp lines abundant in columns of varying thickness, in colors of white, blue, olive; no weft lines; no brocade; embroidery is simple zigzag pattern; sewn at ends in simple white thread, machine-stitched; the two cloth lengths are sewn together with a white thread; extensive damage at one end; soiled
Inventory Description
Woven shawl, red with multi-colored stripes, embroidered zig-zag design.
Classification
- Shawl
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950 ca.
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Nebaj
Materials
Cotton, Pigment,
Dimensions
Overall: 191 x 95.6 x 0.2 cm (75 3/16 x 37 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26191
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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