Refajo
Skirt
70-13-23B
From: Guatemala | Department of Escuintla | Palin
Curatorial Section: American
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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