Cordage twister

Museum number:
3-14983
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030014983
Accession number:
Acc.1189
Description:
Taravia," bought in home of Diego Ignacio, the mask-maker. This instrument is here referred to as a "malacate"(hoisting machine in mines), although my guide said they were also sometimes called "taravina."
Donor:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Collector:
George M. Foster
Collection date:
June 26, 1956
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cordage twister, accession number 3-14983, described as Taravia," bought in home of Diego Ignacio, the mask-maker. This instrument is here referred to as a "malacate"(hoisting machine in mines), although my guide said they were also sometimes called "taravina."

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