Belt. Warp float, white ground with blue and black designs. 1.45 M
Donor:
Ida Mae Zapf
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Distrito Federal; Milpa Alta att.*
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Ida Mae Zapf
Collection date:
1958
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Context of use:
(Purchased on Mexico City market). "Finely woven belts of cotton and wool were worn around Milpa Alta early in the 20th century and were one of the first Indian textiles to become commercialized for the tourist trade. This piece shows the deterioration in craftsmenship." A. de Avila Blomberg
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 5.5 centimeters, length 145 centimeters, and length 140 centimeters
Comment:
L-3-3 *(Nahuatl-speakers) Att. by Alejandro de Avila Blomberg; Sept. 1984 Special needs: lightweight