Blouse
Huipil
91-36-1
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 91-36-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quekchi Maya |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Iconography | Animal | People | Flowers |
| Description | Three panels sewn together with four selvedges on each panel. Neck not cut out. White cotton in gauze weave with supplementary weft brocade of animals, people, and flowers. Per Sigrid Meier Warp 1997: 32 ep single Z-twisted white cotton. Weft: 34 ppi single Z-twisted white cotton. Balanced plain weave, supplementary weft: double-faced; singles Z-twisted white cotton. Made on a backstrap loom. |
| Length | 86 cm |
| Width | 29 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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