Blouse
Huipil
42-35-374
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Juan Chamelco
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-374 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Juan Chamelco |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Huipil of three pieces whipped together. White cotton in narrow bands with alternating plain weave and gauze technique. Neck not cut. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 20 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave with bands of gauze weave. Three panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 95 cm |
| Width | 92 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 303 - Collector Number |
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