Yarn

Museum number:
3-28824
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030028824
Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Yarn. Skein of cotton yarn, dyed purple. Dyed with "caracol" (sea snail)
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Pinotepa de Don Luis, Oaxaca, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 11.43 centimeters and length 20.32 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Yarn, accession number 3-28824, described as Yarn. Skein of cotton yarn, dyed purple. Dyed with "caracol" (sea snail)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Yarn, accession number 3-28824, described as Yarn. Skein of cotton yarn, dyed purple. Dyed with "caracol" (sea snail)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Yarn, accession number 3-28824, described as Yarn. Skein of cotton yarn, dyed purple. Dyed with "caracol" (sea snail)

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