Blouse
Huipil
91-36-8
From: Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 91-36-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Pokomam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Two panels sewn together, each composed of 4 selvedges. Weft brocade of zig-zag lines in blue, purple, yellow, white, and green cotton. Neck not cut out. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 15 epi three single Z-twist orange cotton. Weft: 11 ppi three single Z-twist orange cotton. Plain weave, warp-predominant. Supplementary weft: single faced. Made on backstrap loom." |
| Length | 127 cm |
| Width | 49 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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