Skirt
Refajo
42-35-65
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Refajo |
| Object Number | 42-35-65 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Ikat | Embroidered |
| Description | Cotton: dark blue and white ikat technique with some tie dye wefts, occasional bars of brown, cut for insertion of horizontal and vertical embroidered randa, top and bottom hemmed, cord through top. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white and indigo jaspe. Single, Z twist, white and indigo cotton. Weft: 42 ppi, single, Z twist, white, indigo, white and brown jaspe cotton. Balanced plain weave." |
| Length | 50 cm |
| Width | 51 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | XXX-C - Collector Number |
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