From left to right:
Child's belt
Guatemala, Panajachel; Maya
Collected by Lila M. O'Neale, 1936, acc.1974.
3-28177
Woman's stiff belt
Guatemala, Huehuetenago; Maya
Collected by Lila M. O'Neale, 1936, acc. 1974.
3-28185
Building on the earlier collections of Gustavus Eisen, Lila O'Neale conducted important field research on Guatemalan textiles. She did no systematic collecting, but she did acquire a few items for the UC Decorative Art department, in which she served as professor. In 1974, department's entire collection, especially strong in textiles, was transferred to the Hearst Museum.
Belt
Latin America
Collected by Lila M. O'Neale, before 1948; acc. 1974.
3-28219
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