Blouse
Huipil
42-35-269
From: Guatemala | Chimaltenango | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-269 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Chimaltenango | Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Two pieces, white cotton with bands of green and purple silk in floral and zigzag design. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 54 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft: single faced and two faced. 2 panels with 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 53 cm |
| Width | 81 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 188-A - Other Number |
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