Skirt
Corte
85-2-189
From: Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 85-2-189 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Unmade, red, cotton skirt with white stripes and blue design stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, red, white, indigo cotton with two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton in selvedge. Weft: 24 ppi, single, Z twist, red, blue, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a treadle loom." |
| Length | 86 cm |
| Width | 458 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 | 189 - Other Number |
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