Skirt Material
Corte
42-35-156
From: Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Corte |
| Object Number | 42-35-156 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pocomam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | Pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton skirt. Plaid formed by broad blue and green and narrower yellow and red stripes. Both the blue warps and wefts are ikat. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 36 epi, single, Z twist, red, green and yellow ikat. Two singles, Z twist, blue and white jaspe. Weft: 44 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Single, Z twist, white/blue jaspe. Two singles, Z twist, green and yellow cotton. Balanced plain weave." |
| Length | 46 cm |
| Width | 96 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 90-B - Collector Number |
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