Skirt Length
Corte
42-35-226
From: Guatemala | San Raimundo | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 42-35-226 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Raimundo | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | -1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Skirt of dark blue, green and white cotton. Ikat technique. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, single, Z twist, indigo, green, indigo/white jaspe, two ply cotton. Weft: 46 ppi, single, Z twist, indigo, green, purple, indigo/white jaspe. Two singles, Z twist, green cotton. One single, Z twist, yellow cotton. One single, blue twisted together cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a foot loom." |
| Length | 96 cm |
| Width | 29 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | I48-A - Other Number |
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