Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric | Cotton, silk; supplementary weft patterning

Size:

35 x 62 in. (88.9 x 157.48 cm) (including sleeves)9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm) (object part, sleeve length)9 in. (22.86 cm) (object part, collar width)

Creation Place:

Guatemala, Sololá, Santa Lucía Utatlán

Culture:

Maya, Guatemala, Sololá

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

rare; white plain weave ground with red, yellow, purple bands of designs (geometric and figures) dominate upper half front and back; lower half--technique of cut weft patterning with trees and figures (white); white gathered lace collar and short lace sleeves in white; collar has finished seam at center front

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta Grodberg Simmons

Accession Number:

2004.169.101

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

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35 x 62 in. (88.9 x 157.48 cm) (including sleeves)9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm) (object part, sleeve length)9 in. (22.86 cm) (object part, collar width)