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Object Number
2013.24.179
Display Title
Shirt, man's
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's shirt, six pieces, hand sewn together, back strap loomed, some selvages loom finished, opening in front with collar and sleeves added, coral cotton, multicolored cotton two faced supplementary weft brocading, bird and animal images.
Inventory Description
Shirt, man's, coral color, woven cotton, multicolored brocade animal figures, open neck, one button, collar
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Sacatepequez
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<County>
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Santa Maria de Jesus
Materials
Cotton , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 75 × 55 cm (29 1/2 × 21 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2013.24.179
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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