Blouse
Huipil
70-13-41
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Almolonga
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 70-13-41 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Almolonga |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton. Narrow red, white, blue-white jaspe stripes. Zigzags alternating to form rows of diamonds. Zigzags green and white. Diamonds rose, fuscia, maroon, yellow, orange, one patch of light blue. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 epi, three singles, Z twist, red and blue cotton. Two singles, Z twist, blue, white, blue and white ikat. Weft: 15 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. One panel, three selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 57 cm |
| Width | 53 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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