Blouse
Huipil
42-35-356
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-356 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Trade huipil woven on wide loom. Neck not cut. White cotton ground with purple, blue and gold silk bands. Woven designs in gold and purple silk of small birds, vines, flowers and geometric forms. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a treadle loom." |
| Length | 172 cm |
| Width | 91 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 284 - Other Number |
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