Blanket Item Number: Sa459 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hand-made traditional style wool blanket in natural colours. Large rectangular shape with two fringed ends. Almost whole blanket has light brown and cream-coloured horizontal stripes. Each end has a cream-coloured section with one solid brown stripe and one geometrically patterned light brown stripe. The cream-coloured fringes are short and vary in length.
Narrative
The blanket was purchased by the collectors at the Quinto Viernes festival in the San Pedro Necta market. The sellers come to the market only once a year, for this festival (held the fifth Friday before Easter). The blanket was made with a particularly old, traditional design, used by all Mayans.
Item History
- Made in San Mateo Ixtatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala during 2001
- Collected by Wendy Porter and Zoila Ramirez in San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala 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
- Blanket
- Identification Number
- Sa459
- Type of Item
- blanket
- Material
- wool fibre
- Overall
- height 200.9 cm, width 154.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya: Mam
- Field Collector
- Wendy Porter and Zoila Ramirez
- 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
- San Mateo Ixtatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
- Collected in
- San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- during 2001
- Collection Date
- during 2001
- Ownership Date
- before March 2001
- Acquisition Date
- during March 2001
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2552/0009