Skirt
Corte
42-35-30
From: Guatemala | Cotzal | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Corte |
Object Number | 42-35-30 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan | Ixil |
Provenience | Guatemala | Cotzal | Department of Quiche |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Cotton skirt fabric. Plaid pattern with predominately red with gold lines and blue and white ikat stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, single, Z twist, red and yellow cotton. Weft: 44 ppi, single, Z twist, red and indigo/white jaspe of cotton. Two singles, Z twist, yellow, green cotton. Balanced plain weave." |
Length | 22 cm |
Width | 92 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
Other Number | 18B - Other Number |
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