Blouse
Huipil
66-34-24
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-24 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Ceremonial, white plain cotton weave, selvedges finished in purple cotton, two breadths, design in purple and red cotton thread, stylized animals and plants. Neck finished in purple yellow and green silk. "As Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, 3 single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, 3 single, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplemental weft - 2 faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 126 |
| Width | 120 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-24 - Other Number |
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