Blouse
Huipil
66-34-11
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Dark blue plain weave cotton. Two breadths. Silk and cotton single faced overlay brocading; [lavender, purple, green, white, yellow, red, black, light blue]; design units: strips of geometric elements: chevrons, diamonds, dots, triangles, bars. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 64 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 3 single. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental Weft: single faced. Snaps on back." |
| Length | 123 cm |
| Width | 39 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-11 - Other Number |
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