Utility Cloth
Servilleta
91-36-23
From: Guatemala | Chimaltenango | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Servilleta |
| Object Number | 91-36-23 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Chimaltenango | Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | One panel with 4 selvedges. Tan ground with horizontal weft brocading in red, white, blue, purple cotton and purple silk. Per Sigrid Meier 1997: Warp: 30 epi three singles Z-twist tan cotton. Weft: 24 ppi three singles Z-twist tan cotton. Plain weave, warp-predominant. Supplementary weft: single faced. |
| Length | 67 cm |
| Width | 43 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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