Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-191 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 121 cm |
| Width: | 45 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 123 - Other Number |
Description
Trade piece not worn in this village, likely worn in Chinautla. Huipil of one piece with a blue-black ground. The central part is solidly brocaded in red, rose, yellow, blue and white zigzags, lozenges and diagonals.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, three singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, three singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp is predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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