Blouse
Huipil
42-35-233
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-233 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pokoman |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk | Wool |
| Description | White cotton, two pieces finished without randa, heavily brocaded in geometric figures in red, orange-red, yellow, green, blue, black, purple, rose and white cotton and green silk. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 54 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, hand spun white cotton. Weft: 23 ppi, singles, Z twist, hand spun white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft: single faced and 2 faced. 2 panels - 4 selveges each. Made on backstrap loom." |
| Length | 54 cm |
| Width | 82 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 167 - Other Number |
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