Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-173 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Pedro Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 117 cm |
| Width: | 115 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 106 - Other Number |
Description
White, in three pieces without rands, neck worked like randa in purple deep rose and yellow silk, heavily embroidered with rearing animals, side pieces with monkeys and birds in red and purple cotton, deep rose yellow and green silk.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 54 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26, ppi. Warp plain weave. Supplementary weft - 2 faced. 3 panels, 4 selvedges each, sides sewn. Made on a backstrap loom."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Silent Language of Guatemalan Textiles (1985 - 1986) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Howell, Carol-Joyce. 1949. "Warp and Woof". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 14. no. 3. pg. 2-21 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 19 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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