Blouse
Huipil
84-30-1
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 84-30-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Woven and embroidered with multicolored cotton thread on black cotton ground. Bottom edge unfinished. Blue satin rosette front and back. Made of two pieces sewn together. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 epi, 3 ply, black cotton. Weft: 21 ppi, 3 singles, black cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplement weft single faced and double faced. 2 panels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 71 cm |
| Width | 77 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Virginia Lathbury, 1984 |
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