Blouse
Huipil
91-36-7
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Tamahu
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 91-36-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quekchi Maya |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Tamahu |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Three panels, each composed of 4 selvedges. Neck not cut out. Side panels are white cotton; middle panel is red cotton with red, yellow, green, white, blue weft brocade. Motifs: Bird-on-a-plant, zig-zag lines, diamond, cross. As per Sigrid Meier, "Center warp: 28 epi two single Z-twist red cotton. Side warp: 30 epi two single Z-twist white cotton. Center weft: 25 ppi two single Z-twist red cotton. Side weft: 30 ppi two single Z-twist white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplementary weft: two-faced, 5 single Z-twist cotton in white, red, green, yellow and blue. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 92 cm |
| Width | 32.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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