Blouse
Huipil
85-2-36
From: Guatemala | Zunil | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil De Luta |
| Object Number | 85-2-36 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Zunil | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Mourning huipil, two panels loosely stitched together, geometric brocading, neck not yet opened. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominently plain weave. Supplementary weft, single faced and 2 faced. 2 panels, 4 selvedges each." |
| Length | 132 cm |
| Width | 105 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 | 36 - Other Number |
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