Shawl
Perraje
85-2-188
From: Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Perraje |
| Object Number | 85-2-188 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santa Maria Nebaj | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | 1930–1970 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Two panels sewn together, red ground, with stripes in white, black, green, burgundy, blue and orange. Twisted fringe at the ends. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 60 epi, 3 singles, Z twist, multicolored cotton. 2 ply cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. 2 panels - 2 selvedges each. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 160 cm |
| Width | 103 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 | 188 - Other Number |
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