Skirt Length
Corte
70-13-3
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-13-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kekchi |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton skirt fabric. Black background with deep blue small checks. Blue and white striped vertical panel (6cm wide) running the length of the fabric. Small squares indicative of style from Coban. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, single, Z twist, black cotton. Two ply, blue cotton. Two ply, red cotton in selvedge. Weft: 42 ppi, Z twist, black cotton. Two ply, blue cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a treadle loom." |
| Length | 43.5 cm |
| Width | 95.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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