Blouse
Huipil
70-13-43
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Almolonga
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 70-13-43 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango | Almolonga |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton, Narrow red, white, blue-white jaspe stripes. Wider center blue stripe. Cotton brocade zigzag of diamond like figures. Separated warp shows rose, yellow, green, blue, maroon and white. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. 2 singles, Z twist, white and blue ikat cotton. 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplemental weft - single faced. 1 panel 0 3 selvedges with fringe on one end. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 60 cm |
| Width | 53 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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