Skirt Length
Corte
42-35-235
From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Curatorial Section: American
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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