Skirt Length

Corte

42-35-58

From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Corte
Object Number 42-35-58
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Quiche
Provenience Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Corte jaspeado, black and white cotton in ikat technique. White stripes.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, white/indigo jaspe cotton and blue cotton. Weft: 38 ppi, single, Z twist, white/indigo jaspe, single, Z twist, white and 2 singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Balanced plain weave."

Length 94 cm
Width 50 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942

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