Extremely old, rare and curious hand-woven "reboso" or scarf worn by Indian women. Cotton "ikat"; indigo and white with blue anthropomorphic figures in band at both ends; 4 brown, indigo, and white bands lengthwise at both sides; fancy (macrame) warp ends; W 81 cm, total L 244 cm.
Donor:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Southern Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rebozos
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1905
Context of use:
According to Prof. Charles E. Rossbach of Dept of Design (3/4/68) this is Mexican although it resembles Indonesian ikats. In "Arte Popular de Mexico" published by Artes de Mexico (1963), intro. by Alfonso Caso, see color plate XV:A for silk tie dye rebozo from San Luis Potosi. Linear geometric design, elaborate macrame fringe. Spanish word for tie dye is "anudado.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 244 centimeters and width 81 centimeters
Comment:
L-12-20
Loans:
S1971-1972 #113: City of Palo Alto (March 24, 1972–June 5, 1972), S1980-1981 #58: University of California, Davis (April 3, 1981–September 12, 1981), and S1986-1987 #20: Richmond Art Center (January 28, 1987–April 16, 1987)