Utility Cloth
Servilleta
61-10-1
From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Servilleta |
| Object Number | 61-10-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | "Lavender and pink decoratiom [old]" on white cotton. Blue and green additional colors. Length wise, 5 bands of narrow woven in stripes. Width wise, 7 rows of small brocaded figures. Rows 11-13 cm apart. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 84 epi, 2 ply, multicolored cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, 2 ply, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft: double and two faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 97 cm |
| Width | 75 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Raymond T. Parrot, 1961 |
| Other Number | A - Other Number |
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