Skirt
Refajo
| Native Name | Refajo |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-219 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mam |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Gaspar Ixchil Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 105 cm |
| Width: | 147 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: | 219 - Other Number |
Description
Skirt made of red cotton with yellow and blue stripes. Sewn in circle. Separate piece added at bottom as flounce.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton with two singles, Z twist, blue cotton in selvedge. Weft: 40 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Single, indigo/white jaspe. Two ply yellow cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a treadle loom."
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