Skirt Length
Corte
70-13-9
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-13-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Navy blue plaid cotton jaspe. White pin-stripe check overlaid with jaspe strips. Corte is 8 varos used mostly for cofradias. Chinames (people who participate in cofradia) Used in Coban, Tactic, and San Cristobal. Verapaz. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, single, Z twist, navy and white cotton. Two singles, Z twist, navy and white jaspe. Weft: 36 ppi, single, Z twist, white, navy, white/navy jaspe cotton. Balanced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two singles, Z twist, white cotton overshot. Woven on a floor loom." |
| Length | 94.5 cm |
| Width | 85 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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