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Tapado

85-2-35

From: Guatemala | Santa Caterina Zunil | Department of Quezaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Tapado
Object Number 85-2-35
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Quiche
Provenience Guatemala | Santa Caterina Zunil | Department of Quezaltenango
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Black and mauve striped cotton thin blue and white jaspe stripes, tapado, Two panels joined with multi-colored decorative randa, one side twisted fringed, old style. Tag:"short skirts, red cinta in hair, large staff, red belt." Indian Textiles only place with mauve colored threads".

Length 252 cm
Width 60 cm
Credit Line Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985
Other Number 35 - Other Number

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