Blouse; backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces of cloth joined front, back, and sides by hand-stitching; one end selvedge loom-finished, other end warps cut and hand-hemmed; embroidered designs in geometric shapes; 93.5 cm X 88.5 cm.
Donor:
Penelope Cooper
Collection place:
Sololá Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Solola; Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Penelope Cooper
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blouses (main garments)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes