Utility Cloth
Servilleta
| Native Name | Servilleta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-8 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Technique: | Embroidered |
| Iconography: | Eagle Goat |
| Length: | 54 cm |
| Width: | 59 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | I-B - Other Number |
Description
Striped red yellow white and black, woven in two pieces with embroidered randa, hemmed at top, embroidered figures chiefly in red and yellow cotton, four double headed eagles, two eagles facing each orher, two goats facing each other.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, red, blue, and yellow cotton. 1 single, Z twist, white, natural brown cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft: 2 faced. 2 panels - 3 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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