Trousers
Pantalon
69-23-25
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | Nahuala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Pantalon |
| Object Number | 69-23-25 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola | Nahuala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Man's trousers. White cotton, plain weave, white cord drawstring. Brocaded row of animal forms 5.5 cm from bottom in red silk with orange and yellow accents. Red silk back stitching atound hems, which has faded. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 56 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Brocading is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 70 cm |
| Width | 102 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1969 |
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