Blouse
Huipil
NA5516
From: Guatemala | San Martin Jilotepeque | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | NA5516 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cakchiquel |
Provenience | Guatemala | San Martin Jilotepeque | Department of Chimaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Silk |
Technique | Embroidered |
Description | One Huipil Panel/ half huipil. Green cotton brocaded in blue, purple, yellow and white silk in bands of zigzags and chains of flower like units. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, two singles, Z twist, green cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, two singles, Z twist, green cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced and two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 106.68 cm |
Width | 44.45 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1916 |
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