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Huipil

85-2-118L

From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 85-2-118L
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kekchi
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Technique Sewn
Description

Huipil of hree lengths sewn together. Ecru cotton with white stripes. Crepe technique. Neck not cut.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 48 ppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Plain weave with multiple weft stripes. Three panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 93 cm
Width 92 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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