Medium: cotton Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft
Dimensions:
Warp x Weft: 244.8 x 54.6 cm (96 3/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
Type:
woven textiles
Textile
Made in:
probably Quezaltenango, Guatemala
Date:
1900–1950
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design of horizontal bands comprised of diamond motif reserved on black ground formed by extra wefts, with centers brocaded alternately in red and orange. Alternates with two bands of designs in extra black wefts of confronted stylized birds on either side of a "tree of life" motif. One the backs of these birds are perched smaller birds, also confronted and on either side of the "tree of life."
