Collector:

Dr Isabel Kelly  Search this

Donor Name:

Amelia De Langenscheidt  Search this

Length - Excluding Fringe:

43.5 cm

Width - Object:

41.5 cm

Culture:

Totonac  Search this

Object Type:

Tablecloth

Place:

El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Accession Date:

29 Nov 1988

Collection Date:

24 April, 1947

Notes:

SMALL RECTANGULAR CLOTH OF WHITE COTTON PLAINWEAVE W/LINEAR, ZIGZAG, BIRD & ANIMAL DESIGNS IN RAISED WEFT LOOP WEAVE. ONE END SELF-FRINGED, THE OTHER W/SMALL AMOUNT OF HAND-KNOTTED FRINGE. SOME YELLOW STAINS OFTEN USED AS HEAD TRAY COVERS. COLLECTORS NOTES: "[BOUGHT FROM] IGNACIA GARCIA, 4.00, [MADE BY] MA. ANTONIA MENDEZ."SEE KELLY & PALERM, 1952, PP. 227-235.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

364366

USNM Number:

E424350-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d27cec67-e8a8-44a9-b0de-fd89fb7b731e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8457448