Utility Cloth
Servilleta
42-35-243
From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Servilleta |
| Object Number | 42-35-243 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Used for wrapping tortillas, two pieces sewn together, white with woven green and yellow striped border, rows of embroidered birds ans stylized floral units, red yellow green and orchid cotton, faded. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, 2 ply, white cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, 2 ply, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - double faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 97 cm |
| Width | 75 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 158-A - Other Number |
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