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Object Number
986-5-20/26243
Display Title
Napkin (servilleta)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Servilleta
Object Description
Napkin (servilleta); to wrap food in; red, indigo, green warp stripe; single-face worn silk brocade with design of people, animals, plants and geometrics; knotted fringe
Inventory Description
Woven textile, red and green striped with embroidered human and plant design.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930 ca.
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Nebaj
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 99 x 65.3 x 0.4 cm (39 x 25 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26243
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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Woven
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| |
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Woven
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