Blouse
Huipil
85-2-32
From: Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 85-2-32 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Huipil with a red and white background. The upper half is brocaded. Two pieces sewn together with a decorative join stitch (randa). As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 58 epi, single ply, Z twist, white is of two strands and red is of three strands, cotton. Weft: 17 ppi, single ply, Z twist, two red and white strands combined. Warp face is plain weave. Two pieces seamed, one piece with three selvedges and one pieces with two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 104 cm |
| Width | 85 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number | 32 - Other Number |
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