Child's Garment

Date1900-1902

Place CollectedHuehuetenango, Guatemala

Creation PlaceSalcajá, Totonicapán, Guatemala

MediumTreadle-loomed, balanced plain weave, 2 pieces, arm holes and head hole cut out, ties in back, pocket on front, pleated, 2 end selvedges cut and trimmed, yellow weft yarns carried up one side selvedge, all seams machine-stitched. Weft ppi 48, ppc 18 cotton handspun, singles, hand dyed red, Jaspe: white and blue; 2 singles, hand dyed yellow. Warp epi 48, epc 18 Cotton handspun: singles, hand dyed red; 2 singles, hand dyed dark blue.

ClassificationsCostumes

Dimensions31.8 × 57.2 cm (12 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches)

Credit LineGift of Phoebe Apperson Hearst

Object number2000.03.0205

DescriptionCut-and-sew garment. Unused textile. Thin weft stripes of yellow and jaspe yarns; commercial cloth trims on bottom, collar, arm holes, and pocket, pointed trim on front.

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