Utility Cloth

Servilleta

61-10-1

From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Servilleta
Object Number 61-10-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

"Lavender and pink decoratiom [old]" on white cotton. Blue and green additional colors. Length wise, 5 bands of narrow woven in stripes. Width wise, 7 rows of small brocaded figures. Rows 11-13 cm apart.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 84 epi, 2 ply, multicolored cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, 2 ply, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft: double and two faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."

Length 97 cm
Width 75 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Raymond T. Parrot, 1961
Other Number A - Other Number

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