Blouse
Huipil
42-35-169
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-169 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | White with green selvedges, two widths, no randa, neck not cut, heavily embroidered in red and purple cotton and deep rose silk, bands over shoulders, front and back in rows of birds and animals. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 45 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 23 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - 2 faced. 2 panels, 4 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom. 2 identifying marks in yellow brocading in one corner, 1 mark in green brocading also." |
| Length | 121 cm |
| Width | 123 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 101-A - Other Number |
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