Skirt

Corte

69-23-18

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Corte
Object Number 69-23-18
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Cotton, plain weave. Green on indigo warp with random weft stripes of indigo-white jaspe. Bush plant, chain, triangle, diamond and other motifs.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 24 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, single, Z twist, indigo/white jaspe, two ply green cotton. Weft predominantly plain weave."

Length 189 cm
Width 92 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1969

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