Neck: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave cotton threads. One piece, embroidered. Neck hole faced with manta, edging whipped stitched. Embroidery-cotton, 2 ply, multi-colored. (30.5 cm X 10 cm)
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Cobán, Alta Verapaz
Culture or time period:
Q'eqchi'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Cotton (textile) (backstrap-loomed, embroidery; cotton threads, multi-colored.)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment) and 2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 30.5 centimeters and width 10 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap-loomed; embroidery; multicolored cotton threads. CONTEXT OF USE: Says "manga" but photo and description are of neck hole [kc] may mean "manta" Traditional Coban designs- caracoles, tinajas- Miguel Hun CONSERVATION: Good, although fragment.