Skirt
Corte
| Native Name | Corte |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 69-23-18 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Antonio Aguas Calientes Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 189 cm |
| Width: | 92 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1969 |
Description
Cotton, plain weave. Green on indigo warp with random weft stripes of indigo-white jaspe. Bush plant, chain, triangle, diamond and other motifs.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 24 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, single, Z twist, indigo/white jaspe, two ply green cotton. Weft predominantly plain weave."
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