Blouse
Huipil
85-2-39
From: Guatemala | San Miguel Totonicapan | Department of Totonicapan
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 85-2-39 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Quiche |
Provenience | Guatemala | San Miguel Totonicapan | Department of Totonicapan |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | "Cofradia", white cotton, woman's garment, onlay is white on white, collar has ruffled onlay, mesh with black rick rack and black woven borders, designs on onlay fabric are geometric patterns, animals and dolls. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30, single ply, Z twist, 1 strand white cotton. Weft: 26, single ply, Z twist, 1 strand white cotton." |
Length | 100 cm |
Width | 108 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Other Number | 39 - Other Number |
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