Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-138 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Comalapa Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 111 cm |
| Width: | 51 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Description
Huipil of one panel. Cotton with brocaded bands. Brown and red ground, single armhole bound with buttonhole stitch. Similar to 85-2-143, old style.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, one single, Z twist, natural brown hand spun cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, one single ply, Z twist, natural brown hand spun cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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