Refajo
Skirt
Native Name | Refajo |
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Object Number: | 68-17-16 |
Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Guatemalan |
Provenience: | Guatemala |
Culture Area: | Central American |
Section: | American |
Materials: | Cotton |
Technique: | Ikat |
Length: | 80 cm |
Width: | 80 cm |
Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Josiah Marvel Jr., 1968 |
Description
Multicolored cotton cloth. Plaid. Ikat stripes incorporated into plaid design. Gathered at waist.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, red, blue, yellow and white cotton. Weft: 40 ppi, single, Z twist, red, indigo, blue green, magenta, white, yellow, indigo/white jaspe cotton. Balanced plain weave with white and yellow overshot. Woven on a treadle loom."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Guatemala Textiles (21 Oct 1970 - 01 Jan 1971) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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