Skirt Length
Corte
70-13-11
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Juan Chamelco
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-13-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Juan Chamelco |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Skirt fabric with a navy blue cotton background. Wide and narrow blue checks. For old people "antiguos" Young people in Chamelco take square pattern from Coban. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, single, Z twist, indigo and blue in three shades. Weft: 42 ppi, single, Z twist, indigo and blue in three shades. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a treadle loom." |
| Length | 84 cm |
| Width | 92 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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