Skirt
Corte
| Native Name | Corte |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-34 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Ixil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Chajul Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 97 cm |
| Width: | 412 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | VII - Other Number |
Description
Unmade, red, cotton skirt. Large plaid made by triple pin stripes of blue and white with four groups of crooswise bands containing narrow blue and white ikat stripes.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton on two singles, Z twist, white and blue cotton. Weft: 52 ppi, single, Z twist, red and white cotton. Two singles, Z twist, blue cotton. One single, Z twist, blue/white jaspe cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a treadle loom."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Guatemala Textiles (21 Oct 1970 - 01 Jan 1971) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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