Blouse
Huipil
42-35-380
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-380 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton huipil. Blue with narrow yellow and red stripes- all with red weft. Brocaded in bands of geometric designs and a heavy band of zigzags across shoulder in deep rose, yellow, white and purple silk. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 epi, single ply, two twists, two strands, navy, red, yellow cotton. Weft: 24 ppi, single ply, two twists, two strands, red cotton with two yellow strands of shadow stripes. Warp is predominantly plain weave. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 58 cm |
| Width | 71 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 310-A - Other Number |
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