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Collector:
Dr Isabel Kelly  Search this
Donor Name:
Amelia De Langenscheidt  Search this
Length - Excluding Fringe:
92 cm
Width - Object:
44 cm
Culture:
Totonac  Search this
Object Type:
Mat
Place:
El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
29 Nov 1988
Collection Date:
28 April, 1947
Notes:
SMALL RECTANGULAR CLOTH OF FINELY HANDSPUN BLEACHED WHITE COTTON PLAINWEAVE. ONE END WHIPSTITCHED & SELF-FRINGED, THE OTHER END W/MORE ELABORATE FINGER KNOTTED BORDER AND FRINGE. OFTEN USED AS HEAD PAD WHEN CARRYING LOADS. COLLECTOR'S TAG: "RUEDO, MADE BY LUZ VALENCIA...4.00". SEE KELLY & PALERM, PP. 227-235.
Record Last Modified:
30 Jul 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
364366
USNM Number:
E424359-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/368e410f1-7630-42fd-839e-c5a93200f0ee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8457457