Sash, Part Of Man's Cothing Set
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Feb 1991
label: Collection Date
content: 1956 to 1983
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. R A. Horton
label: Collector
content: Elvira Aldana
label: Donor Name
content: Mr. R A. Horton
notes: label: Notes
content: PART OF FIVE PIECE MAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426499-426503. COTTON SASH WITH RED BACKGROUND AND 7 BLUE WARP PINSTRIPES. ENDS HAVE TWISTED AND KNOTTED TASSELS THAT ARE 16-31CM LONG. 11-12CM FROM EACH END IS A 19CM WIDE EMBROIDERED AND BROCADED BAND OF MOSTLY WOOL (AND SOME COTTON) EMBROIDERING THREAD. BAND HAS TRIANGLES, DIAMONDS, AND HORIZONTAL ZIG ZAGS IN GREEN, BLUE, MAGENTA, YELLOW, RED, PURPLE, YELLOW, PINK, AND LIGHT BLUE. DARK BROWN THREAD OUTLINES MANY OF THE SHAPES. BENEATH THE BAND ON ONE END IS A SMALL AREA WHERE THE SASH HAS BEEN PATCHED WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FABRIC.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Chichicastenango, Quiche, 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: 387111
label: USNM Number
content: E426502-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sash
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 36 cm
label: Length - Including Tassels
content: 285 cm