Woman's Garment "Quechquemitl"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 26 Jan 1987
label: Collection Date
content: 1960 to 1970
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. Robert Kaupp
label: Collector
content: Kathleen K. Kaupp
label: Donor Name
content: Mr. Robert Kaupp
notes: label: Notes
content: GARMENT IS WORN OVER THE SHOULDERS BY WOMEN. FRONT IS FOLDED UP OVER THE HEAD WHILE WORKING TO FREE THE ARMS.MADE FROM A SINGLE RECTANGLE OF COTTON CLOTH FOLDED IN HALF, FORMING A SQUARE, AND SEWN UP ALONG THE SIDE NEXT TO FOLD TO WITHIN 14CM. OF CORNER. CLOTH IS SLIT ALONG FOLD FROM CORNER FOR 15CM., FORMING A TRIANGLUAR OPENING FOR HEAD TO FIT THROUGH. BOTTOM OF GARMENT IS EDGED WITH PINK COTTON TAPE. EMBROIDERY DESIGNS IN CROSS STITCH DONE ALONG BORDER AND IN WIDE BAND FORMING SQUARE AROUND HEAD OPENING. RED AND BLUE ARE PREDOMINATE COLORS WITH SOME PLANT AND ANIMAL FIGURES DONE IN GREEN AND PURPLE. BLUE MOTIF IN SQUARE BAND REPRESENTS "TOTO" OR PEYOTE FLOWERS. USED WHEN PURCHASED.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Sep 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: San Andres, Nayarit, Mexico, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Huichol (Wixárika)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 359391
label: USNM Number
content: E423370-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Garment
physicalDescription: label: Unknown - Object
content: 67 cm
label: Unknown - Object
content: 60 cm