Blouse
Huipil
66-34-85
From: Guatemala | San Juan Cotzal | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-85 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Cotzal | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | 1920–1979 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool | Silk |
| Description | White plain weave cotton. Three breadths. Silk, cotton and wool embroidery. Stylized plant, animal and geometrics [chevrons, triangles, stripes] in turquoise, deep blue, purple, shocking pink, yellow, light green and red. Pink silk applique around neck and as neck binding. Turquoise and purple embroidery on applique. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp central panel: 68 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft central panel: 20 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Central panel is warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Warp side panels: 66 epi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft side panels: 28 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Side panels are warp faced plain weave. Three panels, four selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Height | 82 cm |
| Width | 118 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-85 - Other Number |
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