Blouse
Huipil
29-60-23
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Senahu Region
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 29-60-23 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pocomchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Senahu Region |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | 1920 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Embroidered huuipil made entirely of mercerized cotton. Woven in three piecesjoined vertically. Embroidery includes zigzags and lozenges. As per Sigrid Meier, "Side Panels: Warp 30 epi, 2 strands, 2 ply, white cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, 2 strands, 2 ply, white cotton. Center Panel: Warp - 24 epi, 2 strands, 2 ply, green cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, 2 strands, 2 ply, green cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplemental weft - two faced. 3 panels - 4 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Height | 55 cm |
| Width | 110 cm |
| Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
| Other Number | 275 - Field No SF | 61B - Other Number |
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