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Object Number
986-5-20/26259
Display Title
Man's jacket
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's jacket; red cotton ground with black warp lines; three pockets on front; applique black cord design on front, back and sleeves; Solola style; no brocade; applique dark blue wool fabric placket and cuffs with embroidered black petal motif; white cotton lining; one button hole; one white plastic button on jacket, one in right-hand pocket; the edges are embroidered with the thread and are more faded
Inventory Description
Jacket, red woven cotton, blue collar cuffs, black embroidered design, lined.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Chajul
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Nebaj
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Cotzal
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Nebaj
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Cotzal
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 60.2 x 3.3 cm (16 1/8 x 23 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26259
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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