Skirt

Refajo

85-2-115

From: Guatemala | Department of Solola

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Refajo
Object Number 85-2-115
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Solola
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton | Silk
Description

Navy cotton skirt with white bands and silk randa.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo and white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a foot loom."

Length 123 cm
Width 124 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 115 - Other Number

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