Cochiti Manta
Cochiti Manta
$48,000.00
Cochiti Pueblo “Malinche” Manta
Circa late 19th Century – See Adolph Bandelier Book ” The History of the Southwest from the Vatican Collection”.
Bandelier Explored Cochiti in the 1880’s
See Colored Sketch “Malinche Shawl” by Bandelier in the Supplement.
Handspun black dyed cotton with commercial “couched plied yarn embroidery.
Size – Width – 60″ Length – 40″
Marina or Malintzin, more commonly known as La Malinche, an enslaved Nahua woman (circa 1500-1529) from the Mexican Gulf Coast, became know for contributing to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, by acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
As dances and ceremonies pertaining to the conquest event spread to Northern Mexico, it eventually worked it’s way up into New Mexico. It was at the Cochiti Pueblo that Bandelier witnessed a dance where a “Malinche” manta/shawl was worn. This is an extremely rare weaving and only a few are known to exist. The book and supplement accompany the sale of this piece. Information from the book “excerpts” and an image of the Malinche shawl, that Bandelier had drawn and depicted on a full sheet in the supplement, are available for serious inquires.
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Cochiti Pueblo “Malinche” Manta
Circa late 19th Century – see Adolph Bandelier Book “The History of the Southwest from the Vatican Collection”.
Bandelier Explored Cochiti in the 1880’s
See Colored Sketch “Malinche Shawl” by Bandelier in the Supplement.
Handspun black dyed cotton with commercial “couched” embroidery.
The Bandelier Book and Supplement go with the piece.
