Blanket

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Culture/People: probably K'iche' Maya (Quiché) (attributed)
Previous owner: Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by Guatemalan scholar Olympia Altuve at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1930.
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Place: Momostenango; Momostenango Municipality; Totonicapán Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/5428
Barcode: 175428.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Object Name: Blanket
Media/Materials: Wool yarn
Techniques: Woven
Dimensions: 239 x 158 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a9f99080-ac54-46c8-91e2-5aa239b116f8

Record ID: NMAI_187795