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Woman’s Head Scarf

2010.01.0017

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Artifact Identification Woman’s Head Scarf   (2010.01.0017)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Headwear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Contemporary
Date 1970-1978
Culture Tzotzil Maya
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 107 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 53.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Length) 11.5 cm
Weight 283 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Textile--Wool
Manufacturing Processes Embroidering, Weaving, Sewing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Cordry, Donald and Dorothy. Mexican Indian Costumes. University of Texas Press, 1968.

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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