Blouse
Huipil
66-34-93
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-93 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | White plain weave cotton with white, green, yellow and grey brocading. Three breadths of material. Central panel is the most heavily brocaded with bands of chevrons, diamonds and triangles. Design groups are spaced closely together in the central panel and more widely in the side panels. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, single ply, Z twist, one strand, white cotton. Weft: single ply, Z twist, two strands, white cotton with heavier bands of multiple white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Three panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 123 cm |
| Width | 150 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-93 - Other Number |
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