Quechquemitl

Museum number:
3-17605
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Alternate number:
3-17604a-b (additional number)
Accession number:
Acc.1966
Object count:
1
Description:
Quechquemitl; embroidered birds, etc. in red wool on white cotton ground. Red wool fringe on three sides; one tassel on plain edge, one tassel on corner. Each piece, without fringe, measures 70.5 x 35 cm
Donor:
Julia Roth
Collection place:
State of Mexico, Mexico
Collector:
Julia Roth
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 78 centimeters and width 44 centimeters
Comment:
These two pieces are meant to be sewn together to form a quechquemitl
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Quechquemitl, accession number 3-17605, described as Quechquemitl; embroidered birds, etc. in red wool on white cotton ground. Red wool fringe on three sides; one tassel on plain edge, one tassel on corner. Each piece, without fringe, measures 70.5 x 35 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Quechquemitl, accession number 3-17605, described as Quechquemitl; embroidered birds, etc. in red wool on white cotton ground. Red wool fringe on three sides; one tassel on plain edge, one tassel on corner. Each piece, without fringe, measures 70.5 x 35 cm

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