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Huipil

85-2-71A

From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 85-2-71A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mam
Provenience Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1908
Section American
Materials Cotton | Silk
Description

One section, white ground with red stripes, blue brocading in geometric and bird design.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white and red cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced blue. Single faced yellow and lavender silk. 1 panel - 2 selvedges."

Length 89 cm
Width 48 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 71A - Other Number

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