Bolsa

Museum number:
3-29884
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, one piece handsewn together on one side and bottom, wars cut, sewn together.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Nebaj, El Quiche
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Bolsa, accession number 3-29884, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, one piece handsewn together on one side and bottom, wars cut, sewn together.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Bolsa, accession number 3-29884, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, one piece handsewn together on one side and bottom, wars cut, sewn together.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Bolsa, accession number 3-29884, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, one piece handsewn together on one side and bottom, wars cut, sewn together.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bolsa, accession number 3-29884, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, one piece handsewn together on one side and bottom, wars cut, sewn together.

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