Woven strip of fabric, embroidered

Museum number:

3-29921b

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Accession number:

Acc.4569

Description:

Embroidered 'bookmarks' approximately 7" long and 1 1/4" wide of white cotton cloth, doubled; plain cloth back and embroidered front in cross-stitch; fringes added to each end; one bookmark uses white dacron, the other white cotton (synthetic?).

Donor:

University Appropriation and Wendy Berkelman

Collection place:

San Pedro Columbia, Toledo, Belize

Culture or time period:

Maya

Collector:

Wendy Berkelman

Object type:

ethnography

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area