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Object Number
2013.24.33
Display Title
Poncho or shoulder blanket, man's, brown with dark blue, red, and white geometric designs with fringes at the ends
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's black wool poncho or shoulder blanket, floor loomed, one piece, warps cut and rolled on both ends, indigo and cochineal (natural dyes) tapestry woven geometric designs on both ends.
Inventory Description
Poncho or shoulder blanket, man's, brown wool with indigo, cochineal, and white geometric designs with fringes at the ends
Classification
- Poncho
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Chichicastenango
Materials
Dye , Wool
Dimensions
Overall (Length measurement includes fringe): 229.5 × 85 × 0.3 cm (90 3/8 × 33 7/16 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2013.24.33
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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