Blouse
Huipil
42-35-357
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-357 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Trade huipil woven on wide loom. Neck not cut. White cotton with brocaded gold, black and occasional violet cotton bands. Woven designs in gold rayon and black cotton in stylized bands and geometric designs. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 34 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Plain weave (basket weave). Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a treadle loom." |
| Length | 163 cm |
| Width | 94 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 284-A - Other Number |
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