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Ceremonial jacket

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Artist Unknown (Maya, K'iche')

Date

c. 1960

Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
Ceremonial jacket, Artist Unknown (Maya, K'iche')
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Medium: Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation | Wool, silk, cotton
Size: 24 x 61 1/2 in. (60.96 x 156.21 cm)5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm) (fringe)
Creation Place: Guatemala, Highlands region, El Quiché, Chichicastenango, Santo Tomas
Culture: Maya, K'iche', Guatemala, Highlands region, El Quiché
Style: 20th century
Physical Description: man's, wool black twill ground with multicolored floral embroidery--pink dominates; silk florals and swirls; satin and chain stitch; all openings embroidered; side seams embroidered, front and back; decorated with 7" brilliant flowers--2 in front, 2 in back; back trimmed with applied, twisted black fringe; stand-up collar, long sleeves; side pockets; one colored fringe every 2-1/5"
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta Grodberg Simmons
Accession Number: 2005.136.18.2
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Added to Site: March 1, 2009