Apron

Museum number:
3-180
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
180 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.47 and Acc.61
Description:
Woman’s apron or delantal. (Cotton, plain weave, red, yellow, blue and green plaid with ikat designs. 96 cm x 90 cm).
Donor:
Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Quezaltenango, Quezaltenango, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
K'iche' and Maya
Collector:
Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Aprons (protective wear)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
October 20, 1902
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 90 centimeters and length 94 centimeters
Comment:
See Eisen archives in museum library. See also Schevill p. 151 ; references below
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Apron, accession number 3-180, described as Woman’s apron or delantal. (Cotton, plain weave, red, yellow, blue and green plaid with ikat designs. 96 cm x 90 cm).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Apron, accession number 3-180, described as Woman’s apron or delantal. (Cotton, plain weave, red, yellow, blue and green plaid with ikat designs. 96 cm x 90 cm).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 3-180, described as Woman’s apron or delantal. (Cotton, plain weave, red, yellow, blue and green plaid with ikat designs. 96 cm x 90 cm).

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