Blouse
Huipil
66-34-23
From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-23 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Cofradia, white cotton plain weave, three breadths joined with white cotton thread, embroidered in red and lavender cotton, design: small animals birds tree of life, varicolored silk thread used as binding around neck of garment. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 56 epi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 36 ppi, 2 singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp plain weave. Supplementary weft - 2 faced. 3 panels - 4 selvedges each- open sides. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 118 |
| Width | 120 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-24 - Other Number |
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