Blouse
Huipil
91-36-2
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 91-36-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quekchi Maya |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Iconography | Human Figure | Animals | Plants |
| Description | Three panels sewn together, each with four selvedges. Neck not cut out. Bands of open weave alternating with bands of supplementary weft brocade. Figures: people, animals, plants. Per Sigrid Meier 1997: Warp: 34 ep single Z-twisted white cotton. Weft: 36 ppi single Z-twisted white cotton. Balanced plain weave, supplementary weft: double-faced; 4 single Z-twisted white cotton. Made on a backstrap loom. |
| Length | 89 cm |
| Width | 31 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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