Utility Cloth
Servilleta
91-36-23
From: Guatemala | Chimaltenango | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Servilleta |
Object Number | 91-36-23 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
Provenience | Guatemala | Chimaltenango | Department of Chimaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Silk |
Description | One panel with 4 selvedges. Tan ground with horizontal weft brocading in red, white, blue, purple cotton and purple silk. Per Sigrid Meier 1997: Warp: 30 epi three singles Z-twist tan cotton. Weft: 24 ppi three singles Z-twist tan cotton. Plain weave, warp-predominant. Supplementary weft: single faced. |
Length | 67 cm |
Width | 43 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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