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Collections

Altar Clothcirca 1950

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Title
Altar Cloth
Place Made
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Cobán
Date Made
circa 1950
Medium
Rayon plain weave with cotton embroidery and rayon fringe.
Dimensions
Including fringe: 80 3/4 × 14 in. (205.11 × 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Costume and Textiles Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.2004.221
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Fields, Virginia M. and Dorie Reents-Budet. Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship. London: Scala Publishers Limited; LACMA, 2005.