Blouse
Huipil Panel
86-49-5
From: Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 86-49-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pocomam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | ca. 1935 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | 20th century child's huipil made of one panel. Multicolored cotton embroidery on white cotton ground. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 34 epi, single ply, Z twist, three strands, white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, single ply, Z twist, three strands, white cotton. Supplementary weft: continuous- red, indigo, salmon, single ply, Z twist, multi-strand predominantly warp faced. Discontinuous- red, indigo, green and yellow cotton, single ply, Z twist, multi-strand. Purple is two ply cotton, green is silk. Four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 72 cm |
| Width | 47 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. John W. McPherson, 1986 |
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