Blouse
Huipil
85-2-143
From: Guatemala | Comalapa | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-143 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Comalapa | Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Huipil of one panel. Cotton with brocaded stripes and geometric figures. Brocaded in magenta, white, yellow, purple and green silk with red and white cotton. Single armhole bound with buttonhole stitch. Similar to 85-2-138, old style. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 56 epi, single, Z twist, natural brown hand spun cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, single, Z twist, natural brown hand spun cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 108 cm |
| Width | 53 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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