Object class: Culinary equipment and supplies / Collection place: San Cristobal Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala / Donor: Richard S. Robinson - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Culinary equipment and supplies Collection place San Cristobal Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala Donor Richard S. Robinson

Hearst Museum object titled Napkin, accession number 3-23467, described as Servilleta (napkin): yellow cotton plain weave; covered with bands of single-face brocading; geometric designs in red, white, and green; 54.6 x 55.9 cm length. Used by "Mayordomos", possible ceremonial use for Cofradia. The Bukleb covers gourds containing coca. The designs are: a) Picaya. Chevron design, represents palm leaves b) Six-sided "X": represents "Eyes that see all" c) Diamond surrounded by triangles: represents the "Host" See also, Dieseldorf's "X Balam Q'ue, El Pajaro Sol", pg. 28