Blouse
Huipil
85-2-235
From: Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-235 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Description | 1960's or 70's red and white striped cotton, three panels sewn together, top half boardered in wool, neck has white cotton fabric insert with red and blue tape in rick rack design and magenta wool circles. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 72 epi, single ply white cotton. Z twist and 2 ply - red, blue and yellow cotton, Z twist. Weft: 24 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft - single faced. 3 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 72 cm |
| Width | 76 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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