Blouse
Huipil
42-35-180
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
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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