Skirt Length
Corte
42-35-381
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 42-35-381 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Multicolored skirt with red, blue, green and yellow plaid. The blue is ikat. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, red, indigo, yellow-green cotton. Two singles, Z twist, indigo/white jaspe cotton. Weft: 44 ppi, single Z twist, red, indigo cotton. Two singles, Z twist, yellow, green, indigo/white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a foot loom. |
| Length | 94 cm |
| Width | 40 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 310-D - Other Number |
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