Shawl
Perraje
| Native Name | Perraje |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-318 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tzutujil Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Lucas Toliman Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 184 cm |
| Width: | 35 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 247 - Other Number |
Description
Shawl with red ground with blue, green, and yellow stripes of various widths. Both ends fringed.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, two singles, Z twist, multicolored cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. One panel, two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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