Shawl
Perraje
| Native Name | Perraje |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 91-36-15 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 204 cm |
| Width: | 52 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
Description
Dark blue ground with 1/2" stripe in lighter blue near one selvedge. Supplementary weft brocading: animal figures in yellow, white, red and mauve cotton. Fringed at both ends.
As per Sigrid Meier (1997), "Warp: 34 epi three singles Z-twist dark blue cotton. Weft: 20 ppi six singles Z-twist dark blue cotton. Supplementary weft: two-faced. Plain weave, warp-predominant."
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