Shawl
Perraje
91-36-19
From: Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Perraje |
| Object Number | 91-36-19 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Pokomam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Rayon |
| Description | Weft stripes in green and purple rayon with bands of dark blue and white cotton ikat motif on a dark blue warp. Fringe at both ends. As per Sigrid Meier (1997), "Warp: 18 epi two singles Z-twist dark blue cotton. Weft: 60 ppi single rayon. 44 ppi two singles Z-twist cotton ikat. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Height | 118 cm |
| Width | 57 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
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