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Cloth
Object Number 986-5-20/26216
Display Title Cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Red machine-brocaded silk cloth; red edging basted on; probably not traditional Mayan; discolored, torn, rotting; household curtain?
Inventory Description Woven cloth textile, red with red cloth applique design.
Classification
  • Woven
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939 ca?
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala
Materials Cotton, Pigment, Silk
Dimensions Overall: 43.5 x 44.5 x 2.7 cm (17 1/8 x 17 1/2 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26216
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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