Skirt
Corte
| Native Name | Corte |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-26 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Salcaja Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 604 cm |
| Width: | 296 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: | 26 - Other Number |
Description
Cotton fabric woven in tye dye technique, jaspe. Dark red and white with blue stripes.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, single, Z twist, white/indigo jaspe, indigo cotton. Weft: 44 pii, single, Z twist, white/indigo jaspe, 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Balanced plain weave."
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