Refajo

Skirt

99-20-1

From: Guatemala | San Francisco El Alto | Department of Totonicapan

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Refajo
Object Number 99-20-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala | San Francisco El Alto | Department of Totonicapan
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1974
Section American
Materials Cotton | Synthetic
Technique Weft-Faced Plain Weave
Description

Skirt of cotton and synthetic material. Weft-faced stripes in blue, purple, magenta, pink, brown, turquoise and orange interspersed with ikat dyed stripes in brown and white. Designs of chevrons, wavey lines and geometric patterns.

Length 289 cm
Width 92 cm
Credit Line Gift of Gertrude Vural, 1999

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