Blouse
Huipil
| Object Number: | 68-17-13 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Comalapa Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Wool Silk |
| Length: | 109 cm |
| Width: | 104 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Josiah Marvel Jr., 1968 |
Description
Natural brown cotton with white pin-stripes. Heavily brocaded with cotton, silk, and wool threads. Geometricized birds, chevrons, flowers, and zig-zag multicolored patterns prevail. Hupil made of two breadths of material.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, natural brown hand spun cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, natural brown hand spun cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft: single faced and two faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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