Utility Cloth
Servilleta
29-60-17
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Servilleta |
Object Number | 29-60-17 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Cahabon |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Ends fringed. White, blue and yellow stripes. White is Indian yarn, others foreign. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. 44 epi, two singles, Z twist, blue cotton. 48 epi, two singles, Z twist, yellow cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, two singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Height | 54 cm |
Length | 135 cm |
Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
Other Number | 269 - Field No SF |
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