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Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
$200

Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
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  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Baby Cap from San Antonio Aguas Calientes

The following item belongs to the range of “Antique and Rare Items of the Casa de Artes’ Treasures Series”. 

 

One panel baby cap woven on a back strap loom. The indigo (blue) background is made with hand spun cotton. The piece shows three selvedge ends, the fourth has a hand embroidered seam. All the designs are woven in using two brocading techniques: one face brocading technique and the double face brocading technique (“marcador”). Zoomorphic patterns: birds and ducks. Geometrical patterns: planets, candle holders, zigzag and stars. 

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Age: Approximately woven in the 1950’s
Ethnic Group: Kakchiquel
Origin: San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Sacatepéquez
Materials: cotton and mercerized cotton; natural dyes: indigo
Use: Baby Cap
Technique: Woven on a back strap loom
Size: Approximately 19” x 6.5”
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