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. Three brocaded dashes (pink, green, pink) run parallel to one side of the middle band. On the other side of these dashes runs a thin line of pink stitches.

Details

Catalog Number: A77:1:32E

Object Name: food cloth

Name: Tovalya (Tzotzil)Servilleta Ritual (Spanish)

Material: COTTON

Dimensions:

• Length: 59.5 cm
• Width: 22.0 cm

World Region: North America

Culture Area: Mesoamerica

People/Culture: Maya

Culture Subgroup: Tzotzil Maya

Place Made: MexicoChiapasZinacantánNavenchauc

Collection: Anthropology