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Camisa

98-23-4

From: Guatemala | Santa Maria De Jesus | Department of Sacatepequez

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Camisa de Cofradia
Object Number 98-23-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Guatemala | Santa Maria De Jesus | Department of Sacatepequez
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Ceremonial camisa - Cofradia. Cotton textile alternating warp of red - (3 cm. wide), blue, green, blue - (all 1 cm. wide), then red again. Rows of weft embroidery done in blues, purples, greens, hot pink, and some yellow. The weft designs include stars, horses, and birds.

Length 65 cm
Width 61 cm
Credit Line Gift of Theodore T. Newbold and Helen Cunningham in commemoration of Pamela Jardine's retirement, 1998

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