Blouse
Huipil
91-36-27
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Tactic
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 91-36-27 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Tactic |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Three panels joined; each with four selvedges; neck not cut out. Dark blue ground with rows of animal, stars and diamond motifs. Red, blue, green, yellow and white weft brocading. As per Sigrid Meier (1997), "Warp: 24 epi three singles Z-twist dark blue cotton Weft: 26 ppi two singles Z-twist dark blue cotton. Supplementary weft: two-faced. Made on backstrap loom." |
| Length | 90 cm |
| Width | 100 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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