Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 70-13-39 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Almolonga Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 55 cm |
| Width: | 53 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
Description
Cotton. Narrow red, white, blue-white jaspe. Wide center blue stripe. Cotton brocade, bands of zigzag alternating with a row of diamonds. Red, orange, yellow, green, light and dark blue, rose and fuscia.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, red, blue. 2 singles, Z twist, white, blue and white ikat cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft: single faced. 1 panel - 3 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom."
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