Blouse
Huipil
42-35-278
From: Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Patzicia
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-278 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Patzicia |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Two pieces, very slight randa, white, upper two thirds with red wefts with widely spaced paired dark blue cross stripe, broad selvedge stripes of red with narrow green and white stripe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 24 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Selvedge: 48 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, red, blue, white and yellow cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white, red and blue cotton. Balanced plain weave. Warp plain weave. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 53.34 cm |
| Width | 114.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 200-A - Other Number |
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