Sash

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front (folded)

Name/Title

Sash

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.42

Description

Red sash with one side decorated with a section of multicolored supplementary wefts creating a diamond pattern. Other side is decorated with multicolored supplementary wefts resembling two birds. Both ends of the sash are decorated with red, yellow, and green pompoms.

Use

Woman's garment for everyday and ceremonial use.

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Sash

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Likely Cotton

Notes

Woven on a backstrap loom.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

County

Nebaj

State/Province

Quiché

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Ixil [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

womenswear, ceremonial costume, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Width

25 cm

Length

300 cm

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel