Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
[Maya Huipil] / [Toad's Back].
Call Number
North 9, C0940 (Princeton Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 18)
Identifier
ark:/88435/dc6d5708804
Publisher
[Magdalenas, Chiapas, Mexico], 1992.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1992
Format
Visual material
Extent
1 woven garment ; 87 x 92 cm
Source Acquisition
Princeton copy 1 Gift; Estate of Thomas Baird; 1996.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
A Maya (Tzotzil) huipil, or ceremonial shirt, from Magdalenas, Chiapas, Mexico, made with a woven symbolic design of mythological importance, accompanied by a description by Walter F. Morris, Jr. Garment, approx. 34” x 36”, folded, placed in box (20" x 20" x 2").

Discovery Information

Subject
Ceremonial objects—Mexico
Mayas—Clothing and dress
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
7

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/9512e4eb-811d-4176-ab9a-aac9ffbd4a13/manifest