Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 66-34-34 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Comalapa Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 110 cm |
| Width: | 47 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number: | A-34 - Other Number |
Description
Garment Patched. Brown cotton plain weave cotton cloth; white zig-zags enclosed in pin-stripes; stylized animals and geometric forms form horizontal stripes groupings across garment; areas in between are filled in with multicolored stripes; two distinctive embroidered birds appear on lower front corners of garment; both silk and cotton are used as decorative elements; garment appears to have been patched by original owner.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp 44 epi, single, Z twist, natural brown cotton. Weft: 52 ppi, single, Z twist, natural brown cotton. Weft plain weave. Supplemental weft: 2 faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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