Blouse
Huipil
66-34-79
From: Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 66-34-79 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mam |
Provenience | Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Wool |
Description | White plain weave cotton with red green and yellow stripes, three breadths of cloth, heavily brocaded red machine sewn piece on upper front and back of garment, machine made white cotton circular cloth applied to neck area with blue wool rick rack radiating out from neck, four blue wool discs on front and back and both shoulders. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 74 epi, single ply, Z twist, white cotton and 2 singles, red, yellow, and green cotton, Z twist. Weft: 32 ppi, single ply, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft: single face, 3 panels, 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 74 cm |
Width | 86 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
Other Number | A-79 - Other Number |
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