Blouse
Huipil
85-2-130
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-130 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Unmade, navy ground with red and yellow stripes. Silk embroidery in zig zag stripes. Old style, "First class." As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, single ply, Z twist, two strands, blue, red, yellow cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, single ply, Z twist, two strands, red cotton with yellow shadow stripes. Warp predominantly plain weave. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 55 cm |
| Width | 68 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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