Chamarro

Museum number:
3-121
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
121 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.47 and Acc.61
Description:
Indian zarape or chamarro; 3-121 tapestry and twill weaves; natural black and white wool with red and blue dyed design in red, white, and blue; also black and white twill pattern; warp form fringes on ends; approximately 1 m 58 cm long plus 20 cm fringe at ends; approximately 92 cm wide
Donor:
Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, El Quiche, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
K'iche' and Maya
Collector:
Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
October 20, 1902
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 92 centimeters and length 190 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: heavy See Eisen archive in museum library. See also references below.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Chamarro, accession number 3-121, described as Indian zarape or chamarro; 3-121 tapestry and twill weaves; natural black and white wool with red and blue dyed design in red, white, and blue; also black and white twill pattern; warp form fringes on ends; approximately 1 m 58 cm long plus 20 cm fringe at ends; approximately 92 cm wideHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Chamarro, accession number 3-121, described as Indian zarape or chamarro; 3-121 tapestry and twill weaves; natural black and white wool with red and blue dyed design in red, white, and blue; also black and white twill pattern; warp form fringes on ends; approximately 1 m 58 cm long plus 20 cm fringe at ends; approximately 92 cm wideHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Chamarro, accession number 3-121, described as Indian zarape or chamarro; 3-121 tapestry and twill weaves; natural black and white wool with red and blue dyed design in red, white, and blue; also black and white twill pattern; warp form fringes on ends; approximately 1 m 58 cm long plus 20 cm fringe at ends; approximately 92 cm wideHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Chamarro, accession number 3-121, described as Indian zarape or chamarro; 3-121 tapestry and twill weaves; natural black and white wool with red and blue dyed design in red, white, and blue; also black and white twill pattern; warp form fringes on ends; approximately 1 m 58 cm long plus 20 cm fringe at ends; approximately 92 cm wide
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chamarro, accession number 3-121, described as Indian zarape or chamarro; 3-121 tapestry and twill weaves; natural black and white wool with red and blue dyed design in red, white, and blue; also black and white twill pattern; warp form fringes on ends; approximately 1 m 58 cm long plus 20 cm fringe at ends; approximately 92 cm wide

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