Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-68 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Pedro Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 133 cm |
| Width: | 134 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: | 68 - Other Number |
Description
Two panels sewn together, overcast stitch, white ground with green selvedges, brocaded in purple, animal and floral designs, neck opening embroidered.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp 50 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 23 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - 2 faced. 2 panels, 4 selvedges. Made on a backstrap loom."
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