Skirt Length
Corte
| Native Name | Corte |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 70-13-32 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Jacaltec |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Jacaltenango Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Wool |
| Length: | 144 cm |
| Width: | 92 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
Description
Wrap around type skirt. Shocking pink, deep red, green, deep blue and purple horizontal wool stripes interspaced with jaspe stripes.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 22 epi, two singles, Z twist, black cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two ply, white/black jaspe cotton. Two ply, green, blue and pink synthetic thread. Weft predominant plain weave. Woven on a treadle loom."
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