Skirt

Corte

70-13-89B

From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | Santiago Atitlan

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Corte
Object Number 70-13-89B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tzutujil
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Solola | Santiago Atitlan
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Skirt length bought in Guatemala city market. Cotton, plain weave, red with widely spaced weft stripes of indigo-white jaspe and cream colored weft faced stripes.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 38 epi, single, Z twist, red cotton with two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton in selvedge. Weft: 42 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton with indigo/white jaspe and cream cotton in basketweave. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a foot loom."

Length 420 cm
Width 95 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1970

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