Blouse
Huipil
42-35-179
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-179 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Childs huipil. One piece with white, red and purple cotton brocaded birds and figures. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 30 epi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp is predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 73 cm |
| Width | 46 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 107 - Other Number |
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