Blouse
Huipil
42-35-273
From: Guatemala | San Juan Comalapa | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-273 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Comalapa | Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Description | Huipil of a type worn years ago and no longer made. Wool and cotton in two pieces. Small brown and white check. The brown and white warps are completely covered on the wide shoulder band by red wefts. Two brocaded bands of animals and on the front bottom are three single animals. Cotton in red rose, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple and blue. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, two singles, Z twist, natural brown and white hand spun cotton. Weft:24 ppi, two singles, Z twist, natural brown and white hand spun cotton. Plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 47 cm |
| Width | 90 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 197-A - Other Number |
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