Blanket
Rodillera
42-35-11
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Rodillera |
| Object Number | 42-35-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wool |
| Description | Brown woven wool with broad band at each end patterned with checkerboard and modified diamonds in red, white and dark blue. Fringe at both ends. Used for protection from tump line when carrying burdens, also for kneeling when processios go through the streets. |
| Length | 211 cm |
| Width | 82 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | IV - Other Number |
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