Skirt
Corte
85-2-26
From: Guatemala | Salcaja | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 85-2-26 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Salcaja | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton fabric woven in tye dye technique, jaspe. Dark red and white with blue stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 50 epi, single, Z twist, white/indigo jaspe, indigo cotton. Weft: 44 pii, single, Z twist, white/indigo jaspe, 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Balanced plain weave." |
| Length | 604 cm |
| Width | 296 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 | 26 - Other Number |
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