Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-307 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tzutujil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santiago Atitlan Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 85 cm |
| Width: | 78 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 234-A - Other Number |
Description
White cotton huipil of two pieces without randa. Narrow red, purple and orange stripes with pin stripes forming large blocks. Neck cut square with circular, bib-like applique of red silk on the front and back with a narrow embroidered edge. Three embroidered points over each shoulder in red and orange silk and purple cotton.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two singles, Z twist, white and orange cotton with two ply purple cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white and red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Two panels, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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