Blouse
Huipil
66-34-89
From: Guatemala | San Jose Nacahuil | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-89 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Jose Nacahuil | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | White plain weave cotton huipil. Heavily brocaded in navy blue, red, yellow, aqua and magenta silk and cotton thread. Large, stylized animal forms in navy cotton. Geometric forms used as filler in design. One selvedge has a red stripe and the other has a blue and red stripe. Red end cords. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp is predominantly plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced and two faced. One panel, four selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 115 cm |
| Width | 52 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-89 - Other Number |
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