Tortilla Cloth Item Number: Sa454 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, square shaped multi-coloured tortilla cloth with vertical stripes, fringed ends and an embroidered center design. The design consists of orange, yellow and red stripes intermixed with bands of blue. The central motif has an embroidered stylized x-pattern in between a checkered band in green, pink, yellow, purple, black, orange and red.
Item History
- Made by Maria Ordonez Gomez (Maker) and Rosenda Velasquez Domingo (Maker) in Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala before 2001
- Collected by Zoila Ramirez, Elizabeth L. Johnson and Wendy Porter during 2001
- Owned by Elizabeth L. Johnson, Zoila Ramirez and Wendy Porter before March 2001
- Received from Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller), Wendy Porter (Seller), Zoila Ramirez (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) during March 2001
What
- Name
- Tortilla Cloth
- Identification Number
- Sa454
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 47.1 cm, width 44.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya: Mam
- Creator
- Maria Ordonez Gomez (Maker) and Rosenda Velasquez Domingo (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Zoila Ramirez, Elizabeth L. Johnson and Wendy Porter
- Previous Owner
- Elizabeth L. Johnson, Zoila Ramirez and Wendy Porter
- Received from
- Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller), Wendy Porter (Seller), Zoila Ramirez (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 2001
- Collection Date
- during 2001
- Ownership Date
- before March 2001
- Acquisition Date
- during March 2001
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2552/0006