Man's basket hat

Date created
1950-1960
Culture/People
Tzotzil Maya
Collector
Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Previous owner
Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Donor
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Collection History
Collected by Carl R. Berman (1915-1990, an artist and explorer) and his wife Blanche Polsky Berman (1913-2012) during travel in Mexico in the 1950s; donated to NMAI by Blanche Berman in 2011.
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Place
Zinacantán; Zinacantán Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico
See related items
Tzotzil Maya
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/8545
Barcode
268545.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Man's basket hat
Media/Materials
Palm fiber, wool yarn, ribbon
Techniques
Braided, sewn
Dimensions
40.5 x 1.0 x 13.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60acfeabb-6e1d-4829-9f68-86d7694ec704
Record ID
NMAI_400947