Blouse
Huipil
69-23-13
From: Guatemala | Alotenango | Department of Sacatepequez
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 69-23-13 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Alotenango | Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | White warp faced weave, two breadths. Warp border stripes 3 cm of blue, red, purple, black, green. Bands 6.5 apart of free standing motifs approximately 2cm wide: "lightening, flag, pied a chueho, rose." Multicolored. Traditionally made for trade to San Antonio Aguas Calientes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, single 2 ply multicolored cotton. Weft: 21 ppi, 4 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft: single faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstap loom. |
| Length | 63 cm |
| Width | 79 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1969 |
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