Skirt Length

Corte

42-35-235

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Corte
Object Number 42-35-235
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Culture Area Central American
Date Made pre 1933
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Plaid skirt, predominantly green with blue and white ikat in one direction. Green and white ikat in the other.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, single, Z twist, green, blue and white cotton. Two singles, Z twist, blue and white jaspe. Weft: 44 ppi, two singles, Z twist, green cotton. One single, Z twist, blue cotton. One single, Z twist, blue and white jaspe. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a floor loom."

Length 12.5 cm
Width 56 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number 156-BB - Other Number

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