Skirt
Refajo
| Native Name | Refajo |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-162 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santa Maria De Jesus Department of Sacatepequez |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk (uncertain) Rayon (uncertain) |
| Length: | 199 cm |
| Width: | 127 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: | 162 - Other Number |
Description
Blue, cotton skirt with white stripes. Two panels sewn together. Silk or rayon randas.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, two singles, Z twist, white and blue cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a foot loom."
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