Jacket

Saco

42-35-70

From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Saco
Object Number 42-35-70
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Quiche
Provenience Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Culture Area Central American
Date Made pre 1933
Section American
Materials Cotton | Silk | Sequins
Technique Embroidered
Description

to wear when dressed as Juan Diego in processin of Our Lady of Guadelupe on Dec 12, black broadcloth embroidered in red silk diamonds and yellow silk stars with metal sequins, red silk thread- synthetic dye [ Robert Carelsen 1984]

Length 52 cm
Width 40 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number #A - Collector Number

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