Blouse
Huipil
42-35-366
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-366 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | For lower class woman, this type of huipil originally imported from Quetzaltenango where much color is used, three pieces no randa, sides not sewn, neck not cut, center piece red embroidered in green, yellow and white cotton in leaf diamond and zigzag patterns, sides white embroidered in red, yellow and green cotton in modified plant design. As per Sigrid Meier, "Side panels: Warp - 26 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft - 28 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Center Panel: Warp - 24 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft - 28 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Supplemental weft - two faced. Balanced plain weave. 3 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 94 cm |
| Width | 100 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 297 - Collector Number |
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