Blouse
Huipil
85-2-264
From: Guatemala | Nahuala | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-264 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Nahuala | Department of Solola |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | White cotton ground, brocading across shoulders front and backstylized animals, two panels sewn together, part red rick rack stitch. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp 52 epi, 2 single ply, Z twist, white cotton.Weft: 24 ppi, 2 single-ply, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft: 2 faced, continous and discontinous. 2 panels, 4 selveges. T shaped neck, shoulder tuck. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 60.5 cm |
| Width | 112 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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