Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil De Luta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-36 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Zunil Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 132 cm |
| Width: | 105 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: | 36 - Other Number |
Description
Mourning huipil, two panels loosely stitched together, geometric brocading, neck not yet opened.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominently plain weave. Supplementary weft, single faced and 2 faced. 2 panels, 4 selvedges each."
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