Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-24 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Quezaltenango Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 98 cm |
| Width: | 105 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number: | 24 - Other Number |
Description
White cotton huipil. Three panels sewn together with randa. Upper half of garment brocaded in murex dyed lavender cotton and yellow silk. Arm opening banded in black velvet. Neck opening has embroidered band [Chinese style]. Tag reads, "Yellow and purpura petula designs." Old.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 ppi, single ply, Z twist, two strands white cotton. Weft: 24 epi, single ply, Z twist, four strands white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Three panels, two selvedges. Woven on a treadle loom."
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