Blouse
Huipil
42-35-283
From: Guatemala | Santa Maria Cauque | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-283 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santa Maria Cauque | Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Cofradia, white cotton, three pieces with randa, upper part of central section front and back heavily embroidered in dark blue diamonds each with central block of rose or lavender silk, remainder embroidered with birds in rose green and yellow cotton, silk ribbons at neck. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 3 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 69.85 cm |
| Width | 114.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 1 - Collector Number |
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