Blouse
Huipil
42-35-84B
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Concepcion Chiquirichapa
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 42-35-84B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mam |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Concepcion Chiquirichapa |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | -1933 |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | One of two pieces not yet sewn together, red cotton with woven horizontal stripes of green, yellow and brown, embroidered bands in yellow, green, blue and purple cotton. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, 2 singles, Z twist red cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - 2 faced. 2 panels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 152 cm |
Width | 33 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
Other Number | 51-A - Collector Number | 42-35-845 - Other Number |
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