Collector:

Dr Isabel Kelly  Search this

Donor Name:

Amelia De Langenscheidt  Search this

Length - Excluding Fringe:

70 cm

Width - Object:

82.5 cm

Culture:

Totonac  Search this

Object Type:

Tablecloth

Place:

El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

Accession Date:

29 Nov 1988

Collection Date:

17 May, 1947

Notes:

ALMOST SQUARE CLOTH OF BLEACHED WHITE COMMERCIAL COTTON PLAINWEAVE W/LINEAR AND ANIMAL DESIGNS (BIRDS, BULLS) IN RAISED WEFT LOOP WEAVE (W/HANDSPUN YAMS). ONE END SELF FRINGED THE OTHER W/ELABORATE FINGER KNOTTED TASSELS. OFTEN USED AS HEAD TRAY COVERS. COLLECTOR'S TAG: "MANTEL, MADE BY LGNACIA HERNANDEZ...14.00". SOME BLACK STAINS. ILLUS. AND DISCUSSED IN KELLY AND PALERM, 1952, PL.30, PP. 227-235.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

364366

USNM Number:

E424361-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3955bf72f-b45b-4b78-b145-efd1aa0d8a9d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8457460