Blouse
Huipil
70-13-38
From: Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 70-13-38 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton. Narrow jaspe stripes in red, white and blue-white. Cotton brocade in rose, yellow, green and white zigzags. Colors alternating. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, three singles, Z twist, red and blue cotton. Two singles, Z twist, blue, white, blue and white ikat. Weft: 15 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. One panel, three selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 59 cm |
| Width | 53 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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