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Tlahmachayatl. Woven fabric with aviflorous, anthropomorphic and floral decorative elements
Location: Tlaxcala (Mexico)
Dating: 16th century - 18th century
Material / Technique: Wool and cotton fabric with additional weft in silk, wool and twisted cotton with down
Collection / Inventory: Museum of Civilizations, Rome. INV. No. MPE 31378
Provenance: Tlaxcala (Mexico). Gift of the Bishop of Puebla Carlos María Colina y Rubio to Pope Pius IX (1869). Passed to the Zoological Cabinet of the Royal University of Rome, it was obtained by the latter on 11 March 1886.
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