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Huipil

85-2-172

From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 85-2-172
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Cotton huipil. Red ground. Supplementary surface red embroidery. Stripes with geometric designs. Two panels sewn together. Slit neck. Armholes bound with tape.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced and double faced. Two panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 58 cm
Width 75 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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