Skirt
Refajo
42-35-78
From: Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Refajo |
| Object Number | 42-35-78 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Cotton, corte jaspeado, dark blue and white, red pin stripe running through edges of the ikat stripes, two pieces joined by cat stitch randa, the sum of the two widths being the length of the skirt, not sewn up. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 42 ppi, single, Z twist, indigo and white jaspe. 2 ply purple cotton, 2 singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Balanced plain weave." |
| Length | 123 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | XXXVI-B - Other Number |
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