Shawl
Perraje
91-36-15
From: Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Perraje |
| Object Number | 91-36-15 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Dark blue ground with 1/2" stripe in lighter blue near one selvedge. Supplementary weft brocading: animal figures in yellow, white, red and mauve cotton. Fringed at both ends. As per Sigrid Meier (1997), "Warp: 34 epi three singles Z-twist dark blue cotton. Weft: 20 ppi six singles Z-twist dark blue cotton. Supplementary weft: two-faced. Plain weave, warp-predominant." |
| Length | 204 cm |
| Width | 52 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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