Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-172 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Pedro Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 53 cm |
| Width: | 107 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | F-4 - Other Number |
Description
White huipil of two pieces with poor randa. Neck overstitched with purple cotton and a line of red. Heavily brocaded shoulder band and heavy band across the whole width both front and back with lighter scalloped bands above and below. Purple, red, green, violet and yellow cotton and deep rose silk. Red selvedge, red and green selvedge.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 26 epi, four singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, four singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced, shoulder band is two faced. Two panels, four selvedges, sides open. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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