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Poncho, red with three vertical bands of white geometric designs, fringed at bottom
Poncho, red with three vertical bands of white geometric designs, fringed at bottom
Object Number 2013.24.221
Display Title Poncho, red with three vertical bands of white geometric designs, fringed at bottom
Descriptions
Object Description Poncho, back strap loomed, fringes on both ends, red (cochineal?) and white wool, tapestry woven stripes, horizontal band of red wool in center
Inventory Description Poncho, red with three vertical bands of white geometric designs, fringed at bottom
Classification
  • Poncho
Department Ethnographic
Date 1950 or earlier
Culture
  • Mapuche
  • Araucan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile
Materials Wool , Dye
Dimensions Overall: 132 × 75 × 0.3 cm (51 15/16 × 29 1/2 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2013.24.221; 156
Credit Line Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Bertha Sanford (Wiener) Dodge and Carroll William Dodge, who together collected these textiles
Provenance
Collector Bertha Sanford Dodge
Collector Carroll William Dodge
Donor Donated by Mary Dodge Cobb

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