Skirt
Corte
85-2-360
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 85-2-360 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton skirt with multicolored stripes and white ikat stripes. Tag reads, "--para comerciar con esa tela en Chamelco." As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 28 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Two singles, Z twist, green cotton in selvedge. Weft: 44 ppi, single, Z twist, yellow, green, light blue, indigo white/indigo jaspe cotton. Two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft predominant. Woven on a foot loom." |
| Length | 484 cm |
| Width | 93 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number | 360 - Other Number |
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