Skirt
Refajo
70-13-93
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Refajo |
Object Number | 70-13-93 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cakchiquel |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Cotton, plain weave, indigo with widely spaced white compound stripes. 2 breadths, horizontal and vertical randa 2.7 cm wide of multicolor stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 44 ppi, two singles, Z twist, indigo and white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a foot loom." |
Length | 114 cm |
Width | 100 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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