Skirt Length
Corte
| Native Name | Corte |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-519 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mam |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Pedro Sacatepequez Department of San Marcos |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Technique: | Ikat |
| Length: | 84 cm |
| Width: | 416 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | #4 - Other Number |
Description
Skirt made of silk and cotton. Red warps with paired yellow warp stripes. Wefts are red, gold and blue-and-white ikat according to the cross pattern.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, red, yellow cotton with two singles, Z twist, blue cotton in selvedge. Weft: 24 ppi, single, Z twist, yellow rayon and indigo/white jaspe cotton. Two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a treadle loom."
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