Blouse
Huipil
85-2-71A
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-71A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | 1908 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | One section, white ground with red stripes, blue brocading in geometric and bird design. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white and red cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced blue. Single faced yellow and lavender silk. 1 panel - 2 selvedges." |
| Length | 89 cm |
| Width | 48 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 | 71A - Other Number |
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