Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 66-34-35 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Comalapa Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 93 cm |
| Width: | 55 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number: | A-35 - Other Number |
Description
Plain weave cotton cloth; made of four breadths of material; neck bound with blue cotton thread; overall design motif includes: stylized animals and birds, flowers, zig-zags and stripes; great variety of color (purple, blue, white, gold, pink, red, black) and texture in this hupil; purple and lavender predominate in color scheme.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 eppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Plain weave. Supplemental weft: 2 sided. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom."
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