Blouse
Huipil
29-60-10
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 29-60-10 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1920 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Birds | Leaves | Diamonds |
| Description | Backstrap weaving and brocading, said to be of Indian yarn. Made in three pieces joined vertically. All white brocading; patterns include birds, leaves and diamonds. Trace of blueing. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Three panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Height | 49 cm |
| Width | 97 cm |
| Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
| Other Number | 197 - Field No SF |
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