Utility Cloth
Servilleta
| Native Name | Servilleta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-118D |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Kekchi |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Alta Verapaz Coban |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 28 cm |
| Width: | 32 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: | Osborne number B - Other Number |
Description
Leno weave, ecru cotton with orange figures in supplementary weft. Fringed.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 24 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave and gauze weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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