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Unknown Maker, Guatemalan

Perraje,

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Guatemalan, K'iche Maya

Title

Perraje

Medium

cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Backstrap-loom-woven cotton plain weave with jaspe (warp tie-dyeing)

Techniques

  • Backstrap-loom-woven cotton plain weave with jaspe (warp tie-dyeing)

Dimensions

166.4 cm (65 1/2 inches) (length) including fringe

Place

Probably Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Barbara Deering Danielson

Object Number

82.308.26A

About

Perraje

Probably Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From the Loom of a Goddess

February 23 - August 19, 2018

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Perraje with the accession number of 82.308.26A. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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