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. A series of brocaded dashes run parallel to the center band of brocade. The series of dashes is as follows: green, pink, green, pink, red, red. Running parallel to the other side of the dashes is a thin line of pink stitches.
Details
Catalog Number: A77:1:32F
Object Name: food cloth
Dimensions:
- Length: 61.5 cm
- Width: 22.8 cm
World Region: North America
Culture Area: Mesoamerica
