Blouse
Huipil
86-5-1
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 86-5-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | White cotton gauze, three panels sewn together, white brocading. Loosely sewn together. Decorated with human and animal figures. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 3 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 81.5 cm |
| Width | 90 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Maude de Schauensee, 1986 |
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