Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-315 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tzutujil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Lucas Toliman Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 89 cm |
| Width: | 77 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 244 - Other Number |
Description
For woman of first class. Red and white cotton in alternating broad and narrow stripes. Obscure red cross stripes forming blocks. Rows of brocaded birds, V's, crosses and other figures in red, green, blue, yellow and purple cotton. Two pieces without randa. Neck cut out and finished with appliqued silk in numerous points with disc on front and back.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 54 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and white cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red and white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced with warp wrapping. Two panels, one with four selvedges and one with three selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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