FMNH 92770.nosub[1]

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Columbian Museum | 12-7 | Country: Mexico | Locality: Santa Ana Mexico [Stan [?] 1907] [Huejutla, Hidalgo crossed out] | People: Tlaxcalan | Stock: | Name: Poncho, gray [?] and edges also about neck [?]. Ends fringed. (over.) | Collection: F.W. Starr | Notes: Probably man's | Price: [LEFT MARGIN] A | Ent. | No 92770 | Acc. 947 [BACK] Exh 1918 | Serape, tunic or poncho of gray and red wool. Qt [?] is, in effect two blankets sewn together with a cental orifice left through which the head is passed. The weaving is in the tapestry technique. Santa Ana is the center of the local weaving industry and most of the serapes for the surrounding region and are woven here on hand or power looms.
Catalog Number: 92770.nosub[1]
Description: poncho
Materials: wool
Cultural Attribution: Tlaxcalan
Accession Number: [947] F. Starr (Purchase)
Accession Year:
City/Town: St. Anna
Collector/Source: Frederick Starr, Frederick Starr
EMu IRN: 1324124
GUID: d2298488-4abb-4770-878c-4272e4ec0243

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