Blouse
Huipil
42-35-307
From: Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-307 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tzutujil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | White cotton huipil of two pieces without randa. Narrow red, purple and orange stripes with pin stripes forming large blocks. Neck cut square with circular, bib-like applique of red silk on the front and back with a narrow embroidered edge. Three embroidered points over each shoulder in red and orange silk and purple cotton. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two singles, Z twist, white and orange cotton with two ply purple cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white and red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Two panels, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 85 cm |
| Width | 78 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 234-A - Other Number |
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