Blouse
Huipil
85-2-256
From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Soloma
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-256 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kanjobal |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Soloma |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Two unmade huipil lengths, white with stripes. Dark blue and gold ikat stripes alternating with solid red and dark blue stripes with white heading. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 20 epi, one single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 38 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. White sections are predominantly weft faced plain weave. Striped section is weft faced plain weave. Two panels, two selvedges each." |
| Length | 210 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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