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Tortilla Bag

2010.01.0024

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Artifact Identification Tortilla Bag   (2010.01.0024)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Food Processing & Preparation T&E
    3. :
  3. Food Storage Equipment
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Contemporary
Date 1980s
Culture Tzeltal Maya
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 31 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 29.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.5 cm
Weight 112.0 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Pigment--Dye, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Sewing, Twisting, Weaving

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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