Skirt
Refajo
29-60-16
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Refajo |
Object Number | 29-60-16 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kekchi |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | pre 1920 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Woman's skirt in the Cahabon style. Colored cotton and natural brown cotton woven in two lengths joined with a yellow and red randa. Red, yellow, brown and blue in narrow vertical stripes. Vertical middle seam ornamented with a band of red and yellow stitching. Same width everywhere and either end can be top or bottom. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, natural brown, blue cotton. Two singles, Z twist, yellow, red cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, single, Z twist, brown cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 85 cm |
Width | 82 cm |
Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
Other Number | 268 - Field No SF |
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