probably Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil) (attributed) Search this
Donor:
Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer (Chuck Kleymeyer), Non-Indian Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer (Chuck Kleymeyer), Non-Indian Search this
Collector:
Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer (Chuck Kleymeyer), Non-Indian Search this
Object Name:
Shawl
Media/Materials:
Cotton yarn, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Dyed, woven, fringed
Dimensions:
272.0 x 32.9 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Place:
Lago de Atitlán (Lake Atitlán); San Pedro La Laguna; San Pedro La Laguna Municipality; Sololá Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
Date created:
1965-1970
Collection History:
Collected between 1969 and 1970 by Charles D. Kleymeyer (a sociologist working with the Inter-American Foundation on grassroots development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean); donated to NMAI by Charles Kleymeyer in 2008.
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