Skirt
Refajo
29-60-16
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Refajo |
| Object Number | 29-60-16 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1920 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Woman's skirt in the Cahabon style. Colored cotton and natural brown cotton woven in two lengths joined with a yellow and red randa. Red, yellow, brown and blue in narrow vertical stripes. Vertical middle seam ornamented with a band of red and yellow stitching. Same width everywhere and either end can be top or bottom. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, natural brown, blue cotton. Two singles, Z twist, yellow, red cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, single, Z twist, brown cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 85 cm |
| Width | 82 cm |
| Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
| Other Number | 268 - Field No SF |
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