Jacket
Item number Sa191 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Jacket, children's, with black trim appliqued on all edges and on the two lower front pockets. Black wool lines are appliqued along all edges and on the pockets, sleeves and back crest designs. Black rickrack is appliqued along the front and bottom edges. On the back is a stylized representation of a bat in black yarn.
Iconographic Meaning
Bats are the symbols of the Cakchiquels whose ruling house was the Xahila Clan of Bats (shaeffer). This tradition dates back to pre-Conquest rulers.
Cultural Context
worn by a small boy
Item History
- Made in Solola, Solola, Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before August 11, 1976
- Received from Inge Ruus (Donor) on August 11, 1976
What
- Name
- Jacket
- Identification Number
- Sa191
- Type of Item
- jacket
- Material
- wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and machine stitched
- Overall
- height 16.5 in, width 35.8 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Who
- Culture
- Cakchiquel
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 11, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0319/0001 e
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