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Object Number
986-5-20/26274
Display Title
Skirt with drawstring waist
Descriptions
Object Description
Skirt with drawstring waist; indigo ground with warp and weft lines in white and blue forming check patterns; at points there are more warp lines per unit than weft, creating a border of white and azure lines near hem; white, indigo and green twisted cotton drawstring cord. The indigo dye comes off when rubbed.
Inventory Description
Woven cloth skirt, blue plaid, large with twisted drawstring cord.
Classification
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Quetzaltenango
/
<County>
/
Quetzaltenango
Materials
Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 99.5 x 214.6 x 0.1 cm (39 3/16 x 84 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26274
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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