Perraje

Tools

Museum number:
3-29686
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
WT 254 (original number, temp)
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Object count:
1
Description:
Perraje: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined by hand stitching. Warps cut and macramed; pompoms of multicolored wool added at both ends.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
San Juan Cotzal, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
El Quiche; San Juan Cotzal
Culture or time period:
Ixil
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Wool yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1940s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 178 centimeters and width 109 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap-loomed with cotton thread. Warp 2 singles. Weft 3 singles, multi-colored. CONTEXT OF USE: Woolen tassels and macrame finish may be done by a specialist. CONSERVATION: Good, although several hole; some repaired by embroidery.