Blouse
Huipil
85-2-103
From: Guatemala | Santa Maria De Jesus | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 85-2-103 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cakchiquel |
Provenience | Guatemala | Santa Maria De Jesus | Department of Sacatepequez |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Ceremonial huipil of white cotton ground with red stripes. Brocaded geometric designs. Neck opening overcast in purple. Machine stitching around armholes, neck and hem. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 26 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Red has four singles. Weft: 22 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Two panels, one with two selvedges, one with three selvedges." |
Length | 60 cm |
Width | 64 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Other Number | 103 - Other Number |
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