Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-69 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Pedro Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 111 cm |
| Width: | 115 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: | 69 - Other Number |
Description
Two huipil panels joined together. No head passage. White cotton brocaded in geometric patterns. One green selvedge, one purple and orange striped selvedge.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp is predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced, two faced at the shoulder bands. Two panels, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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