Blouse
Huipil
42-35-94
From: Guatemala | San Juan Ostuncalco | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 42-35-94 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Ostuncalco | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | One panel, white cotton upper part with woven cross stripes of alternating dark blue and yellow bounding band of blue cotton embroidery of deer, little ducks and plant designs on the white. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 32 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Balanced plain weave (basket weave) supplemental weft: 2 faced. 1 panel - 2 selvedges." |
| Length | 160 cm |
| Width | 42 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 52 - Other Number |
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