Cords

Museum number:
3-28840a-f
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210328840a@2df
Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Wool, twisted (somewhate felted), various color. A: L 340cm; B: L 136cm; C: L 122cm; D: L 122cm; E: L 122cm; F: L 104cm. To be braided into the hair of women.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Puebla, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Puebla
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cords
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
d— length 236 centimeters, f— length 183 centimeters, c— length 232 centimeters, a— length 336 centimeters, b— length 268 centimeters, and e— length 232 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cords, accession number 3-28840a-f, described as Wool, twisted (somewhate felted), various color. A: L 340cm; B: L 136cm; C: L 122cm; D: L 122cm; E: L 122cm; F: L 104cm. To be braided into the hair of women.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cords, accession number 3-28840a-f, described as Wool, twisted (somewhate felted), various color. A: L 340cm; B: L 136cm; C: L 122cm; D: L 122cm; E: L 122cm; F: L 104cm. To be braided into the hair of women.

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