Skirt
Refajo
66-34-27
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Refajo |
| Object Number | 66-34-27 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1940 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Plain weave cotton skirt done on foot loom. Blue and white cotton forming plaid. Design has horizontal silk embroidered stripe at hip level and vertical stripe at rear. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, three singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a foot loom." |
| Length | 118 cm |
| Width | 280 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-27 - Other Number |
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