Child's Poncho. Undyed brown wool with thin blue and white cotton thread vertical stripes. Multi-colored cotton thread embroidery around sleeves and neck. Tassel in front and back.
Donor:
H. Celeste Glenn
Collection place:
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Chiapas, San Cristóbal Las Casas, Dominga López Chavanic
Culture or time period:
Maya
Collection date:
before 1993
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ponchos
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
October 5, 1993
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 48.26 centimeters and width 41.91 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: heavy; attachments MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Wool, woven. Cotton, woven and embroidered. CONTEXT OF USE: Paper label attached to back is from regional artesans' shop giving name of weaver and price.