Woman's shawl

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Culture/People: K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
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, probably in Quetzaltenango, 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: San Juan Ostuncalco; San Juan Ostuncalco Municipality; Quetzaltenango Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala

See related items: K'iche' Maya (Quiché); Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/735
Barcode: 160735.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Indigenous Term: perraje

Object Name: Woman's shawl
Media/Materials: Cotton yarn
Techniques: Woven
Dimensions: 75 x 196 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd4f526b-ebb8-4e5e-8d81-e52ed052a726

Record ID: NMAI_172482