Skirt
Corte
69-23-18
From: Guatemala | San Antonio Aguas Calientes | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
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 |
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." |
Length | 189 cm |
Width | 92 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1969 |
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