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Huipil

85-2-71B

From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 85-2-71B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mam
Provenience Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1908
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

One section, blue and white brocade, geometric design.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 34 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft: two faced. 1 panel - 1 selvedge."

Length 86 cm
Width 41 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 71B - Other Number

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