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. One of the brocaded bands on the end of the food cloth is comprised of two red stripes with a green stripe running in between them. The other two brocaded bands, a band at the center of the cloth and another halfway between the center and the end of the cloth, are comprised of two green stripes with a pink stripe running between them. To one side of the center band of brocade is a series of nine brocaded dashed in alternating green and pink, with five green and four pink dashes. A thin line of alternating green and pink stitches is also present to one side of the green and pink end band.
Details
Catalog Number: A77:1:32D
Object Name: food cloth
Dimensions:
- Length: 68.3 cm
- Width: 22.5 cm
World Region: North America
Culture Area: Mesoamerica
