Perraje

Museum number:
3-40
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
40 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.47 and Acc.61
Description:
Womans’ shoulder cloth (perraje); red cotton; dark blue ikat lettering says “Canta Paloma”; fabric is plain weave with stripes of aqua, purple, yellow, and white silk done in twill weave; approximately 72 cm wide, 2 m 62 cm long
Donor:
Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
San Cristobal Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
K'iche' and Maya
Collector:
Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
October 20, 1902
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 72 centimeters and length 262 centimeters
Comment:
See Eisen archives in museum.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Perraje, accession number 3-40, described as Womans’ shoulder cloth (perraje); red cotton; dark blue ikat lettering says “Canta Paloma”; fabric is plain weave with stripes of aqua, purple, yellow, and white silk done in twill weave; approximately 72 cm wide, 2 m 62 cm longHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Perraje, accession number 3-40, described as Womans’ shoulder cloth (perraje); red cotton; dark blue ikat lettering says “Canta Paloma”; fabric is plain weave with stripes of aqua, purple, yellow, and white silk done in twill weave; approximately 72 cm wide, 2 m 62 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-40, described as Womans’ shoulder cloth (perraje); red cotton; dark blue ikat lettering says “Canta Paloma”; fabric is plain weave with stripes of aqua, purple, yellow, and white silk done in twill weave; approximately 72 cm wide, 2 m 62 cm long

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