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Huipil

42-35-180

From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 42-35-180
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Child's huipil in one piece. Trade piece for city market. White cotton ground with rows of brocaded birds in blue-black, red, purple and rose cotton.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 23 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 76 cm
Width 46 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number 108-A - Other Number

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