Sash, Part Of Man's Clothing 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 FOUR-PIECE MAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426336-426339. OF RED COTTON CLOTH WITH BROCADED DESIGN ON ONE SIDE. BROCADED DESIGN BEGINS 23CM FROM ONE AND AND EXTENDS TO 75CM FROM THAT END. DESIGN OCCUPIES ALMOST FULL WIDTH OF SASH AND CONSISTS OF ABUTTING DIAMONDS (9CM LONG X 4CM WIDE) EACH OF WHICH SURROUND FOUR SMALLER DIAMONDS. COLORS USED IN DIAMONDS: PURPLE, ORANGE, YELLOW, TEAL , AND DARK BLUE. AT EACH END OF DESIGN IS A LINE OF TRIANGLES OF THE ABOVE COLORS WHOSE FLAT FACES ARE BORDERED WITH A 3CM THICK BAND CONSISTING OF MULTICOLORED WEFT STRIPES. EACH END OF SASH HAS 25CM LOOSELY TWISTED TASSELS.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Santa Maria Nebaj, Cuchumatan Mountains, El Quiche, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ixil 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: E426338-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sash
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 35.5 cm
label: Length - Including Ends
content: 315 cm