Blouse
Huipil
85-2-345
From: Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-345 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Description | Three panels sewn together, red and white striped cotton with thin accent stripes of green and orange, upper half of garment is weft float brocade on red warp faced fabric, brocade design in horizontal bands of geometric designs zig zag, diamonds and diagonal stripes, colors royal blue, yellow, salmon pink, green, cerulean, orange and purple, appliqued neck band of white cotton with pink rick rack sewn on. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp 72 epi, single Z twist, white cotton 2 singles, red cotton. 2 ply green and orange cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft: single faced. 3 panels - central panel - 2 selvedges. Side panels - 1 selvedge. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 68 cm |
| Width | 70 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 | 345 - Other Number |
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