Blouse
Huipil
89-16-2A
From: Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 89-16-2A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Tzutuhil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | White cotton huipil. Mostly white ground with purple warp strips and purple shadow weft stripes. Design of brocaded zigzags, animals and geometric figures in purple, orange and magenta silk, and purple cotton. Neckline has silk applique with silk and cotton embroidery.. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Three ply, purple cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Two panels, three selvedges each with the sides closed." |
| Length | 93.5 cm |
| Width | 81 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dra. Margarita W. Metzger, 1989 |
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