Skirt Length
Corte
69-23-9
From: Guatemala | San Rafael Petzal | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 69-23-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Rafael Petzal | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Red cotton with narrow green medium blue and indigo weft stripes, loosely twisted yellow and indigo thread and indigo with widely spaced white jaspe flecks. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 44 ppi, single, Z twist, red, black, blue, jaspe cotton. 2 singles, Z twist, yellow and black cotton. Balanced plain weave. Foot loom." |
| Length | 90.5 cm |
| Width | 411 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1969 |
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