Loom
De Palitos
42-35-49
From: Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | De Palitos |
| Object Number | 42-35-49 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1939 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | for making fine trimming for Cofradia huipil, 1 cloth beam, 1 warp beam, 1 wooden heddle, 2 wooden and 2 reed sticks [one of the wooden shed sticks being used in wrapping up the finished material], 3 short split reeds [to control width], 1 bobbon, 1 extra bobbin, 1 sword, narrow band of red cotton warp and purple silk weft |
| Length | 214 cm |
| Width | 45.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | G-XIII - Other Number |
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