Blouse
Huipil
61-10-23
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 61-10-23 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | White cotton. 4 plain and 3 brocaded areas, each divided into 4 areas of small black geometric figures. These areas alternate with 3 rows of lavender figures bordered with lines of gold and lavender designs, predominantly in silk. White rectangle on one end panel. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plainweave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Three panels, two selvedges each." |
| Length | 816 cm |
| Width | 41.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Raymond T. Parrot, 1961 |
| Other Number | T1 - Other Number |
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