Trousers

Pantalon

61-10-9

From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | San Pedro De Atitlan

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Pantalon
Object Number 61-10-9
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Solola | San Pedro De Atitlan
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton | Wool
Technique Ikat
Description

Plain weave, 5 strand weft, white cotton, 2 strand. Every 2.5 to3.5 cm there are four 2 strand orange warps alternating with 4 ikat navy and white warps. About every 5.5 cm in the weft there are 2 green wefts inserted. Legs embroidered in alternating woll pattern stripes. Designs geometric. Embroidery: purple, green, dark green, shocking pink, navy orange and red.

White cotton with vertical orange pencil stripes (7 cm apart) alternating with wider rows of dark blue ecat warp (7 cm apart). Vertical lines horizontally cut by underwoven blue stripes also 7 cm apart. Wool embroidered geometric designs on legs in pink, green, red, purple, orange, and blue. Designs form three horizontal bands with isolated figures in between.

Length 87 cm
Width 35.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Raymond T. Parrot, 1961

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