Skirt
Refajo
| Native Name | Refajo |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-129 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Cristobal Totonicapan Department of Totonicapan |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | -1933 |
| Early Date: | -1933 |
| Late Date: | -1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Rayon |
| Length: | 92 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 70-B - Other Number |
Description
Cotton warp, some cotton but mostly rayon weft, plaid in all colors of the rainbow with ikat in both directions.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 22, 2 singles, yellow, red, green, black and white jaspe cotton. Weft: 18 single black and white jaspe cotton, red, pink, yellow, green, blue, rayon. Balanced plain weave."
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