Utility Cloth
Servilleta
91-36-4
From: Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez (uncertain) | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango (uncertain) | Department of Guatemala | Department of El Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Servilleta |
| Object Number | 91-36-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Cakchiquel | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez (uncertain) | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango (uncertain) | Department of Guatemala | Department of El Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Iconography | Monkey | Bird |
| Description | One panel with 2 selvedges; frayed ends. Dark ground with 1" wide stripe on each side. Weft brocade: monkeys and two-headed birds in white, red, yellow cotton and bands of zigzag motifs in red and yellow. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 ep single Z-twist blue cotton and 56 epi single Z-twisted white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi two single Z-twist dark blue cotton. Plain weave, warp-predominant. Supplementary weft: two-faced; 4 single Z-twist white cotton and 4 to 5 single Z-twist red and yellow cotton. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 112 cm |
| Width | 46 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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