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Skirt

70-13-23B

From: Guatemala | Department of Escuintla | Palin

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-13-23B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pocomam
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Escuintla | Palin
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Woman's cotton skirt. Semi-weft faced indigo with narrow white stripes in two panels.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, two singles, Z twist, navy cotton. Weft: 32 ppi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Two singles, Z twist, navy cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a floor loom."

Length 190 cm
Width 123 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1970

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