A ceremonial food cloth with red and white thread stripes. The cloth has white fringe on both ends. There are three brocade bands running parallel to the thread stripes of the base cloth, each comprised of two pink stripes separated by a green stripe. One of the bands spans across the center of the cloth, while the other two bands are brocaded halfway between the center of the cloth and its fringed ends.

Details

Catalog Number: A77:1:32H

Object Name: food cloth

Name: Tovalya (Tzotzil)Servilleta Ritual (Spanish)

Material: COTTON

Dimensions:

• Length: 70.5 cm
• Width: 23.0 cm

World Region: North America

Culture Area: Mesoamerica

People/Culture: Maya

Culture Subgroup: Tzotzil Maya

Place Made: MexicoChiapasZinacantánNavenchauc

Collection: Anthropology