Fabric
Corte
85-2-320
From: Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 85-2-320 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Red cotton skirt with widely spaced stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton in selvedge. Weft ground: 52 ppi, single, Z twist, red, yellow, indigo/white jaspe cotton. Balanced plain weave with weft faced stripes. Woven on a treadle loom." |
| Length | 96 cm |
| Width | 408 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number | 320 - Other Number |
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