Napkin

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Culture/People: Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel)
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected in 1928, possibly in San Juan La Laguna, during the Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Sumpango; Sumpango Municipality; Sacatepéquez Department, Central Region; Guatemala

See related items: Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel); Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/954
Barcode: 160954.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving
Native Term: tzute

Object Name: Napkin
Media/Materials: Cotton yarn
Techniques: Woven
Dimensions: 53 x 60 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60a648aa0-edcf-41da-bccb-5dfc14a0547a

Record ID: NMAI_172169