Blouse
Huipil
42-35-358
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-358 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | For woman of lower class two pieces sewn but not otherwise assembled, white cotton with red cotton brocade design at bottom, main design brocaded in gold and purple diamonds and zigzags in vertical lines. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft: single faced. 2 panels - 2 selvedges." |
| Length | 83 cm |
| Width | 89.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 283 - Other Number |
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