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Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-193 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 86.5 cm |
| Width: | 63 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 111 - Other Number |
Description
Uncut saint's huipil of one piece with a blue- black cotton ground. Brocaded birds on shoulder. Solid zigzag band and single figures of men and plants in red, lavender, green, white and yellow cotton and rose, purple and green silk.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 58 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, four singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. One panel, four selvedge. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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