Utility Cloth
Servilleta
| Native Name | Servilleta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-7 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 74 cm |
| Width: | 75.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | I-A - Other Number |
Description
White with broad compound stripes of natural brown, woven in two pieces with embroidered randa, hemmed at upper end, bold embroidered figurres seven rearing and three standing animals, ten women [paper dolls] chiefly in red cotton with yellow green and blue spots.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, single, Z twist, white and natural brown cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced - plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 2 panels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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