DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Shawl

NameShawl

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1900

Place madeTotonicapan, Guatemala, Central America

Mediumcotton

DimensionsOverall: 39 3/16 in. (99.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1977.3.4

Collections

Rio Grande Textiles

DescriptionPlain weave weft-faced, weft striped of red, green, natural cotton and blue and white ikat. Ikat bands contain words and lettering, plus geometrical designs. Treadle loom woven, ends turned and sewn. Two widths seamed in center.

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