Tortilla towel

Museum number:
3-26943
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Accession number:
Acc.2999
Description:
Towel for tortillas; zoomorphic and geometric designs included stars; white on white cotton in pile loops; fringed; 1. 43cm included fringe.
Donor:
John Barr Tompkins
Collection place:
San Pablito, Puebla, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Otomi
Collector:
John Barr Tompkins
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 30.5 centimeters and width 43 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tortilla towel, accession number 3-26943, described as Towel for tortillas; zoomorphic and geometric designs included stars; white on white cotton in pile loops; fringed; 1. 43cm included fringe.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tortilla towel, accession number 3-26943, described as Towel for tortillas; zoomorphic and geometric designs included stars; white on white cotton in pile loops; fringed; 1. 43cm included fringe.

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