Huipil
Blouse
NA5583
From: Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | San Martin Jilotepeque
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | NA5583 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | San Martin Jilotepeque |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Not made up. Cream cotton, brocaded in bands of red, yellow, purple, black, violet, and green cotton figures. Red lines imitating seam with randa woven down center. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp is predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced and two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 104.14 cm |
| Width | 59.05 cm |
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