Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-138 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Momostenango Department of Totonicapan |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 110 cm |
| Width: | 65 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 75-A - Other Number |
Description
White cotton warp, the ends with white weft, above are cross stripes of dark blue alternating with three thread pin stripes [blue yellow blue] on red ground.
As per Sigrid Meier: "Warp 21 single ply, Z-twist, 1 strand white cotton. Weft: white ends: 52 single ply, Z-twist, 1 strand white cotton, red, blue, yellow. 144 single ply, Z-twist, 1 strand. Weft faced plain weave. 1 panel, 2 selvedges."
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