Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-83 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Pocomam |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Mixco Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 72 cm |
| Width: | 45 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number: | 83 - Other Number |
Description
One panel of a huipil made of white cotton with a red center stripe. Brocading in blue, yellow, red and pale lavender.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weft. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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