Utility Cloth
Servilleta
29-60-18
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Servilleta |
Object Number | 29-60-18 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Ends fringed. Red and white checks. White is Indian yarn, red is foreign. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. 32 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 13 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 140 cm |
Width | 46 cm |
Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
Other Number | 270 - Field No SF |
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