Skirt
Refajo
85-2-248
From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Juan Atitan
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Refajo |
Object Number | 85-2-248 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mam |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Juan Atitan |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Wool (uncertain) |
Description | Navy wool seamed together to form a circle, three pale blue stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. 3 singles, Z twist, light blue, indigo cotton. Weft: 12 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Foot loom." |
Length | 83 cm |
Width | 98 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Other Number | 248 - Other Number |
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