Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-43 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Sacapulas Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1939 |
| Early Date: | 1934 |
| Late Date: | 1939 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 65 cm |
| Width: | 100 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | G-VIII - Collector Number |
Description
Cofradia of white cotton in very soft weave. Three panels. Yoke effect at neck in white. Woven stripe in the white section. Figures of flowers and stylized birds in red, dark green and yellow in tapestry weave, mostly on red ground.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 15 epi, one single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 46 ppi, three and six singles, Z twist, white red yellow and green cotton. Weft is two faced tapestry weave. Three panels, two and three selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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