Servilleta

Museum number:
3-29979
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029979
Accession number:
Acc.4518
Object count:
1
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave and weft-faced basket weave; one piece; warp ends looped; tassels added. 61 cm x 61 cm. Native name/meaning: servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: cotton: 2 singles dark blue; 3 singles red and dark blue; 3 two-ply in pink, orange, green, white and lavender. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun. Servilleta has a dark blue background with thin red weft stripes; double rows of pink or green stripes alternate every one inch between 2 two-ply lavender wefts. At either warp end there are 2.25" bands of multicolored two-ply wefts in basket weave, occurring above the fringe. Blue and red tassels are .75" long, ball-like, and attached via loops to warp ends. This finish is like the finishes on servilletas from San Antonio Aguas Calientes.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Servilleta, accession number 3-29979, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave and weft-faced basket weave; one piece; warp ends looped; tassels added. 61 cm x 61 cm. Native name/meaning: servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: cotton: 2 singles dark blue; 3 singles red and dark blue; 3 two-ply in pink, orange, green, white and lavender. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun. Servilleta has a dark blue background with thin red weft stripes; double rows of pink or green stripes alternate every one inch between 2 two-ply lavender wefts. At either warp end there are 2.25" bands of multicolored two-ply wefts in basket weave, occurring above the fringe. Blue and red tassels are .75" long, ball-like, and attached via loops to warp ends. This finish is like the finishes on servilletas from San Antonio Aguas Calientes.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Servilleta, accession number 3-29979, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave and weft-faced basket weave; one piece; warp ends looped; tassels added. 61 cm x 61 cm. Native name/meaning: servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: cotton: 2 singles dark blue; 3 singles red and dark blue; 3 two-ply in pink, orange, green, white and lavender. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun. Servilleta has a dark blue background with thin red weft stripes; double rows of pink or green stripes alternate every one inch between 2 two-ply lavender wefts. At either warp end there are 2.25" bands of multicolored two-ply wefts in basket weave, occurring above the fringe. Blue and red tassels are .75" long, ball-like, and attached via loops to warp ends. This finish is like the finishes on servilletas from San Antonio Aguas Calientes.

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