Blouse
Huipil
42-35-250
From: Guatemala | Santiago Zamora | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-250 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santiago Zamora | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Two pieces, center seam sewn, no randa, neck not cut, side seams not sewn, red and white plaid, small embroidered geometric figures in red, yellow, green blue and lavender cotton. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, 2 singles, S twist, white cotton. Red Z twist (3 singles). Weft: 25 ppi, 2 singles, S twist, white cotton. Red Z twist ( 2 singles). Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - single faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 192 cm |
| Width | 132 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
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