Blouse
Huipil
85-2-200
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-200 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | White cotton ground, three panels sewn together with black thread, roundels and rays, red brocading with black fabric poufs and black fabric. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68, single ply, Z twist, 1 strand, white cotton. Weft: 28, single ply, Z twist, 1 strand, white cotton. Plain weave, 3 pieces joined, 4 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 83 cm |
| Width | 87.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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