Utility Cloth

Servilleta

91-36-23

From: Guatemala | Chimaltenango | Department of Chimaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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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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