Corte

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Corte

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.29

Description

Corte (wraparound skirt) made of a single woven panel. Entire length of garment features multicolored geometric patterning and stripes primarily in shades of blue, green, purple and yellow. Selvedges present on both sides. One end is secured with rolled hem while other has been left unfinished.

Use

Woman's garment for everyday use

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Corte (Wraparound skirt)

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Color

Multicolor

Notes

Woven on treadle loom

Made/Created

Place

City

San Lucas Tolimán

State/Province

Sololá

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

San Lucas Tolimán

State/Province

Sololá

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Kaqchikel [Linguistic Community], Tz'utujil [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

womenswear, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Height

85 cm

Length

270 cm

Location

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Category

Offsite

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel