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Object Number
986-5-20/26222
Display Title
Napkin (servilleta)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Servilleta
Object Description
Napkin (servilleta); to wrap food in; red, indigo, green and brown warp stripe; single-face silk brocade with design of people, animals, plants; knotted fringe; very worn, dirty; holes; mended
Inventory Description
Woven napkin, red with brown, green and blue stripes, fringed.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Napkin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Nebaj?
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 68 x 62 x 0.6 cm (26 3/4 x 24 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26222
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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