Blouse
Huipil
91-36-17
From: Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 91-36-17 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Four panels sewn together, each with four selvedges. Seamed at shoulders and down the middle; neck closed. Red cotton ground with warp stripes in yellow, brown, purple cotton. As per Sigrid Meier, "Weft brocading: horses, deer, two-headed birds in yellow, purple cotton and green, purple silk. Warp: 54 epi singles Z-twist in red, yellow and brown cotton, 3 ply purple cotton. Weft: 18 ppi four strands single Z-twist red cotton. Supplementary weft: two-faced." |
| Length | 236 cm |
| Width | 105 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Clifford Lewis III, 1991 |
| Other Number | 22 - Other Number |
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