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Accession Number 1975.2.142 Title kerchief Category Clothing, Headwear Object Type kerchief Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Sololá Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven, plain; handsewn; joined; dyed, resist, ikat, warp; striped Measurements overall: 149 x 123 cm Description Hand-woven warp-faced multi coloured cloth made from two panels. Warp has multicoloured stripes, mostly red, some warps are navy-blue and white ikat (jaspe); centre seam embroidered with many colours. Credit Line University of Alberta