Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-272 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Patzun Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 62 cm |
| Width: | 111 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 195-A - Other Number |
Description
Red cotton with compound brown, white, yellow and green stripe, two pieces with slight randa, neck bound with green braid, half disc of green braid with coil embroidery of rose, purple, white and green silk below neck both front and back.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, natural brown cotton. Warp faced plain weave. No supplemental weft. 2 panels - 4 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom."
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