Shirt
Camisa
| Native Name | Camisa |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-89 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Mam |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Martin Sacatepequez Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 115 cm |
| Width: | 118 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 43-A - Other Number |
Description
Very long shirt made of white cotton with narrow red stripes. Bottom of back is fringed. Sleeves are red cotton embroidered in purple and green silk in geometric line design.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp body: 56 epi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft body: 17 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp sleeves: 58 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft sleeves: 20 ppi, four singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Brocading is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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