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Skirt, women's cotton skirt, indigo and white ikak, gathered at waist with drawstring, multicolored silk randa joins two pieces
Skirt, women's cotton skirt, indigo and white ikak, gathered at waist with drawstring, multicolored silk randa joins two pieces
Object Number 2013.24.55
Display Title Skirt, women's cotton skirt, indigo and white ikak, gathered at waist with drawstring, multicolored silk randa joins two pieces
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's skirt, two pieces joined with multicolored silk randa, fabric is floor loomed, dark blue and white weft ikat, gathered at waist with cord
Inventory Description Skirt, women's cotton skirt, indigo and white ikak, gathered at waist with drawstring, multicolored silk randa joins two pieces
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Quetzaltenango / <County> / Quetzaltenango
Materials Dye , Cotton , Silk
Dimensions Overall: 80 × 200 cm (31 1/2 × 78 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2013.24.55; 63
Credit Line Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Bertha Sanford (Wiener) Dodge and Carroll William Dodge, who together collected these Guatemalan textiles
Provenance
Collector Bertha Sanford Dodge
Collector Carroll William Dodge
Donor Donated by Mary Dodge Cobb

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