Backpack

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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; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/8547
Barcode: 268547.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Backpack
Media/Materials: Cotton twine/string
Techniques: Looped
Dimensions: 53.5 x 23.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws681021ea6-0ded-4e32-95fc-36e2052f8f86

Record ID: NMAI_400963