Textiles from Mexico and Central America in the Collections of the Náprstek Museum
| Stránky | 25–64 |
|---|---|
| DOI | 10.37520/anpm.2025.008 |
| Klíčová slova | textile, traditional clothing, provenance research, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica |
| Typ článku | Materialia |
| Citace | MELICHAROVÁ, Tereza. Textiles from Mexico and Central America in the Collections of the Náprstek Museum. Annals of the Náprstek Museum. Praha: Národní muzeum, 2025, 46(2), 25–64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/anpm.2025.008. ISSN 0231-844X (print), 2533-5685 (online). Dostupné také z: https://publikace.nm.cz/periodicke-publikace/annals-of-the-naprstek-museum/46/textiles-from-mexico-and-central-america-in-the-collections-of-the-naprstek-museum |
The Central American Collection at the Náprstek Museum contains a collection of 396 textiles and textile ensembles from Mexico and Central America. This article presents the first comprehensive overview of the collection, which has not previously been published. The core of the holdings consists of textiles produced by various indigenous groups of Mexico and Guatemala, encompassing both complete men’s and women’s attires and items created with traditional techniques intended primarily for the tourist market. Particular attention is paid to the circumstances of acquisition and the role of individual collectors, with emphasis on the fact that most of the collection was assembled during the communist era in Czechoslovakia (1948–1989), when travel to the Americas was strictly limited. The study also provides an over-all assessment of the collection with regard to its cultural and geographical origins and offers a concise evaluation of the textiles’ chronology, materials, and production techniques.
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