Blouse
Huipil
66-34-34
From: Guatemala | Comalapa | Department of Chimaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-34 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Comalapa | Department of Chimaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Garment Patched. Brown cotton plain weave cotton cloth; white zig-zags enclosed in pin-stripes; stylized animals and geometric forms form horizontal stripes groupings across garment; areas in between are filled in with multicolored stripes; two distinctive embroidered birds appear on lower front corners of garment; both silk and cotton are used as decorative elements; garment appears to have been patched by original owner. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp 44 epi, single, Z twist, natural brown cotton. Weft: 52 ppi, single, Z twist, natural brown cotton. Weft plain weave. Supplemental weft: 2 faced. 2 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 110 cm |
| Width | 47 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-34 - Other Number |
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