Skirt
Corte
70-13-89B
From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | Santiago Atitlan
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 70-13-89B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tzutujil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Solola | Santiago Atitlan |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Skirt length bought in Guatemala city market. Cotton, plain weave, red with widely spaced weft stripes of indigo-white jaspe and cream colored weft faced stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton with two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton in selvedge. Weft: 42 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton with indigo/white jaspe and cream cotton in basketweave. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a foot loom." |
| Length | 420 cm |
| Width | 95 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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