Ixtle (Thread Sample)
Maker
Unknown, OtomÍ
ClassificationsTextiles
Date1954
DimensionsUnknown total length; skein approximately 7 1/4” L
Materials/TechniqueFiber
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Bruce Ergood ‘52
Object numberNLA2013.51.ERG
DescriptionSample of hand-twisted ixtle fiber thread (as used to make indigenous ayate caplets). Thread is gathered and tied.
Place of origin / madenorth and central america
Collections
Exhibitions
Unraveled: Labor and Meaning Behind Weaving
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