Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-54 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Quezaltenango Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 90 cm |
| Width: | 47 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | XXX-F - Collector Number |
Description
Huipil for a woman of first class. White cotton woven with red horizontal bands and brocaded in dark blue cotton and a little yellow rose silk. Design is geometric and birds.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 37 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton, two singles of red cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, two selvedges."
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