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Man's costume
Guatemalan
early 20th century
Object Place: Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Medium/Technique
Wool felt, braid; appliquéd; cotton tapestry weave supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back (jacket): 67.3 cm (26 1/2 in.); other (inseam) (pants): 33 cm (13 in.); overall (sash): 243.8 x 30.5 cm (96 x 12 in.); overall (apron): 66.7 x 66 cm (26 1/4 x 26 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Inez Catharine Lunt and Marjorie Lunt Elsden
Accession Number2005.317.1-4
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack felt jacket trimmed with fringe and appliqued with pattern of multicolored birds, flowers, and circles. Black felt pants appliqued with multicolored sunburst motif. Red sash with purple border design and fringe. Red headscarf or apron made of two joined loom widths with central blue weft patterning and yellow tassles on all four corners. Labeled: "Anna W. Chase"
ProvenanceCollected by Anna Cornelia Wigglesworth Chase; Inherited by Inez C. Lunt; Inherited by Marjorie Elsden, September 2004; Gift to the MFA, June 22, 2005