Blouse
Huipil
66-34-91
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | San Miguel Chicaj
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-91 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | San Miguel Chicaj |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Description | Uncut. White cotton plain weave. Two breadths. The main panel is brocaded in cotton and wool thread in chevrons, zigzags, diamonds and triangles. Side panels have less decoration. Red is the predominant color. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, single ply, Z twist, one strand, white cotton. Weft: single ply, Z twist, two and four strand, white cotton. Balanced plain weave, heavy stripes alternate with light stripes. Three panels, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 53 cm |
| Width | 143 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | 23 - Other Number | A-91 - Other Number |
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