Blouse
Huipil
42-35-55
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-55 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Huipil for a woman of third class. White cotton woven in horizontal bands: black, yellow, red, and dark blue and white ikat. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 34 epi, one single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 29 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. White sections are of balanced plain weave. Striped sections are of twill weave. One panel, two selvedges." |
| Length | 186 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 63 - Other Number |
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