Skirt Length

Corte

42-35-234

From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Corte
Object Number 42-35-234
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Culture Area Central American
Date Made pre 1933
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Plaid skirt, predominantly green with blue and white ikat stripes.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 42 epi, singles, Z twist, green cotton. Two singles, Z twist, navy and white/blue jaspe. Weft: 44 ppi, single, Z twist, navy cotton. Single, Z twist, white/navy jaspe. Two singles, Z twist, green cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a floor loom."

Length 41 cm
Width 95 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number 156-B - Other Number

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