Wool Blanket
date: label: Accession Date
content: 7 Aug 2003
label: Collection Date
content: Aug 1938
name: label: Collector
content: Helen L. Brownson
label: Donor Name
content: Helen L. Brownson
notes: label: Notes
content: Handwoven blanket. Off-white background with brown, dark green, black, and red motifs-- ducks, lions, people, peacocks, and snakes. Center has diamond motif with leaves. Fabric is plain weave with paired warps and wefts. Tapestry-woven design areas. Slightly felted. Twisted warp fringe. Handspun yarn is Single-ply, Z twist.
label: Notes
content: These blankets have been principal sale items for Guatemalan Indians for over 70 years (since about 1930). This is a surprisingly early example. Blankets of this type were woven by Ladino men, but the wool and probably the designs were supplied by the Quiche.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Momostenango, Totonicapan Department, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Quiche (K'iche') Maya
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2027269
label: USNM Number
content: E430759-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Blanket
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object, Including Fringe
content: 244 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 150 cm