Skirt
Corte
70-13-63
From: Guatemala | Salcaja | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 70-13-63 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Salcaja | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton, Indigo palided with indigo-white jaspe and blue-green warp stripes. Blue-green, blue and indigo-white weft stripes. Morre jaspe in weft than warp. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, single, Z twist, green, white and indigo jaspe cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, single, Z twist, green, blue, purple, white and indigo jaspe cotton. Balanced plain weave." |
| Length | 120 cm |
| Width | 95 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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