Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-275 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Comalapa Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 56 cm |
| Width: | 90 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 199-B - Other Number |
Description
In two pieces without randa, white with red top, woven and embroidered in multiple bands of red blue green and yellow, embroidery row of birds, row of burros, single sprays of flowers, all in red rose green yellow purple and lavender.
As per Sigird Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, single ply, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft plain weave. Weft faced weave in multicolored stripes and shoulder portion. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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