belt. warp floats of coral and indigo on white ground. length not including fringe 1.11 M
Donor:
Ida Mae Zapf
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Districto Federal; Milpa Alta att.*
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Ida Mae Zapf
Collection date:
1958
Materials:
Coral (material) and Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 5.5 centimeters, length 111 centimeters, and length 150 centimeters
Comment:
Finely woven belts of cotton and wool were worn around Milpa Alta early in the [20th] century and were one of the first Indian textiles to become commercialized for the tourist trade. This piece shows the deterioration in craftsmanship." A. de Avila Blomberg. *(Nahuatl-speakers) Att. by Alejandro de Avila Blomberg; Sept. 1984 Special needs: lightweight