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1901

  • Work on this object began.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

1972

  • We acquired this object.

2012

2025

  • You found it!

Shoulder Cape (Guatemala)

This is a Shoulder cape. It is dated early 20th century and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is cotton and its technique is warp-faced plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft wrapping and interlacing. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 89.5 x 75.5 cm (35 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Shoulder Cape (Guatemala); cotton; Warp x Weft: 89.5 x 75.5 cm (35 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.); 1972-67-1

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