Skirt Length
Corte
42-35-518
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 42-35-518 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Technique | Ikat |
| Description | Plaid skirt predominantly green and black with some cross stripes of purple, blue, yellow and blue and white ikat. Lengthwise blue and white ikat shadow stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, single, Z twist, green, indigo and white, indigo cotton. Weft: 46 ppi, single, Z twist, indigo, indigo/white jaspe cotton. Two singles, Z twist, green, purple, yellow cotton. Balanced plain weave with yellow and white overshot pattern. Woven on a foot loom." |
| Length | 95 cm |
| Width | 436 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 3 - Collector Number |
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