Trousers
Pantalon
| Native Name | Pantalon |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-363 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tzutujil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan La Laguna Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 92 cm |
| Width: | 55.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
Description
Cotton trousers. Purple and white striped ground. Brocaded design bands of human figures and chevrons in yellow, green, red, blue and orange. Fringed cuffs.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 epi, two singles, Z twist, white and purple cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Brocading is single faced. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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