Blouse
Huipil
85-2-138
From: Guatemala | Comalapa | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| 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 |
| 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." |
| 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 |
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