Jacket

Museum number:
3-11
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
11 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.47 and Acc.61
Description:
Jacket (coton); black wool; fulled to appear felted; fringed along bottom of back side; red and yellow embroidery; also dark blue ribbon binding and applique; inside collar of dark blue wool; approximately 45 cm long, 106 cm around bottom
Donor:
Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection date:
1902
Taxon:
Dactylopius coccus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jackets (short coats)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
October 20, 1902
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 45 centimeters and circumference 106 centimeters
Comment:
REMARKS: Red floss silk is cochineal (plus?), See letter in acc. envelope. Appears to go with 3-10 as a suit. Cut and ornamentation ancient
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Jacket, accession number 3-11, described as Jacket (coton); black wool; fulled to appear felted; fringed along bottom of back side; red and yellow embroidery; also dark blue ribbon binding and applique; inside collar of dark blue wool; approximately 45 cm long, 106 cm around bottomHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Jacket, accession number 3-11, described as Jacket (coton); black wool; fulled to appear felted; fringed along bottom of back side; red and yellow embroidery; also dark blue ribbon binding and applique; inside collar of dark blue wool; approximately 45 cm long, 106 cm around bottomHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Jacket, accession number 3-11, described as Jacket (coton); black wool; fulled to appear felted; fringed along bottom of back side; red and yellow embroidery; also dark blue ribbon binding and applique; inside collar of dark blue wool; approximately 45 cm long, 106 cm around bottom
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jacket, accession number 3-11, described as Jacket (coton); black wool; fulled to appear felted; fringed along bottom of back side; red and yellow embroidery; also dark blue ribbon binding and applique; inside collar of dark blue wool; approximately 45 cm long, 106 cm around bottom

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