Context (Display)
Exhibited in Looms of our Grandmothers: Picb'il textiles from Guatemala, 16 May – 6 October 2019.
Label noted 'Many weavers depend on selling their picb’il textiles in international markets to help support their families. These scarves are examples of the products designed and made by weavers. Some communities work with intermediaries who have access to distant markets in New Mexico in the United States, Japan, and Belgium.'
Event Date 6/10/2019
Author: rachel hand

Context (Related Documents)
Collector note card with weavers name and purchase date.
Event Date 18/3/2019
Author: rachel hand

Context (Field collection)
Purchased by Callie Vandewiele during her PhD field reserach as part of a Crowther-Beynon Grant. Purchased from weaver Elena Yat in the community of Samac outside of Coban.
Event Date 18/3/2019
Author: rachel hand

Context (Production / use)
Produced for sale to tourists and in international craft markets. Pattern and style introduced by Olga Reich, non indigenous Guatemalan fashion designer marketing picbi'l textiles at the International Folk Arts Market in Santa Fe New Mexico. Specific inlaid designs traditional.
Event Date 18/3/2019
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Hand-woven white cotton shawl with fringe. Five yellow bands of patterns as decoration. First three bands of chevrons decorated with stars nestled in the triangle valleys, last two decorated with big eyed bird. Second fringe (big eyed bird side) not finished. Weave and weft produced entirely using number 22 white cotton thread produced in San Salvador, El Salvador. Yellow brocade pattern produced using commercially dyed cotton thread. Minor staining on edge in centre, likely from coffee during production process.

Event Date 18/3/2019
Author: rachel hand

Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6032 | Freezing
Event Date 2/10/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan

Description (Physical description)
Chamisa. Long rectangular hand-woven white cotton shawl with fringe; five yellow chevrons bands of patterns as decoration. Motif includes stars nestled in the triangle valleys, last two decorated with big eyed bird. Weave and weft produced entirely using number 22 white cotton thread produced in San Salvador, El Salvador. Yellow brocade pattern produced using commercially dyed cotton thread.
Event Date 16/9/2024
Author: Diana Serediuc