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Huipil

42-35-374

From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Juan Chamelco

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 42-35-374
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kekchi
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Juan Chamelco
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Huipil of three pieces whipped together. White cotton in narrow bands with alternating plain weave and gauze technique. Neck not cut.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 20 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave with bands of gauze weave. Three panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 95 cm
Width 92 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number 303 - Collector Number

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