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K’uk’umal Chilil, Woman’s Wedding Dress

2010.01.0016

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Artifact Identification K’uk’umal Chilil, Woman’s Wedding Dress   (2010.01.0016)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Main Garments
    4. ;
  4. Communication Artifacts
    5. :
  5. Ceremonial Artifacts
    6. :
  6. Wedding Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period 20th Century
Date 1970-1978 CE
Culture Tzotzil Maya
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 99.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 86 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1 cm
Weight 653 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton, Textile--Wool
Manufacturing Processes Weaving, Embroidering

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Cordry, Donald and Dorothy. Mexican Indian Costumes. University of Texas Press, 1968. P. 344, plate 259.

Morris, Walter. A Catalog of Textiles and Folkart of Chiapas, Mexico. Vols. I and II. May, 1977.

Sayer, Chloe. Mexican Costume. British Museums Publications, 1985.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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