Utility Cloth
Servilleta
| Native Name | Servilleta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-13 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Quezaltenango Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 68 cm |
| Width: | 87 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: | 13 - Other Number |
Description
White fabric, heavily brocaded in geometric designs and animals.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, 3 ply, white cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, 2 sinlges, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 1 panel - 3 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom."
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