Weaving Sample
61-10-17
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 61-10-17 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan |
Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Silk |
Technique | Embroidered |
Description | White, plain weave, double warp and weft cloth. Orange and yellow weft yarns form varying width horizontal stripes. Brocaded center with orange and yellow pencil stripes alternating with green, gold and black figures. Divided into four sections by three bands of large green figures, each bordered by a row of black designs. Embroidered in yarn in abstract designs and birds in green, yellow, black and brown. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 36 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Brocading is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 105 cm |
Width | 42.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Raymond T. Parrot, 1961 |
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