food cloth
A ceremonial food cloth with red and white thread stripes. The cloth has white fringe on both ends. There are three multicolored brocade bands which run parallel to the thread stripes of the base cloth. The two outer bands are comprised of two pink stripes with a green stripe in the middle. The middle band, running across the center of the food cloth, is comprised of two red stripes with a green stripe running in between the red. Running parallel to one side of the center band of brocade is a series of brocaded multicolored dashes. The sequence of dashes is as follows: red, green, pink, green, green, and pink. To the other side of the brocaded dashes is a thin row of running stitches in alternating green and pink.
Details
Catalog Number: A77:1:32A
Object Name: food cloth
Dimensions:
- Length: 60.0 cm
- Width: 22.1 cm
World Region: North America
Culture Area: Mesoamerica
