Skirt
Refajo
| Native Name | Refajo |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-287 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | ca. 1936 CE |
| Early Date: | 1930 |
| Late Date: | 1940 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 94 cm |
| Width: | 117 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: | 287 - Other Number |
Description
Blue cotton skirt with white stripes woven in four pieces. Horizontal and vertical randas of cotton thread.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 42 ppi, two singles, Z twist, indigo and white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a foot loom."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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