Utility Cloth
Servilleta
91-36-3
From: Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez (uncertain) | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango (uncertain) | Department of El Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Servilleta |
| Object Number | 91-36-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Cakchiquel | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez (uncertain) | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango (uncertain) | Department of El Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Iconography | Monkey | Bird |
| Description | One panel made up of 2 selvedges and frayed ends. Dark blue ground with 1" wide stripe on each side. Weft brocade: monkeys and two headed birds in white, yellow and red bands of zig-zag motif. Warp: 38 ep single Z-twisted blue cotton and 54 epi eingle Z-twisted white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi two single Z-twisted dark blue cotton. Plain weave, warp-predominant. Supplementary weft: 3 single Z-twisted white and yellow cotton. Weft brocade: two-faced. Made on a backstrap loom. |
| Length | 110 cm |
| Width | 45.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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