Textile – Cortes - MUSEO IXCHEL

Textile Collection – Cortes (skirts)

MI-06252

CORTE (skirt)
Santo Domingo Xenacoj
Sacatepéquez

Linguistic Community: Kaqchikel.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven and embroidered.
Materials: Mercerized cotton.

MI-05027

CORTE (skirt)
Santa Catarina Barahona
Sacatepéquez

Linguistic Community: Kaqchikel.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven and joint embroidery.
Materials: Wool.

MI-05095

CORTE (skirt)
Santa María de Jesús
Sacatepéquez

Linguistic Community: Kaqchikel.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven.
Materials: Cotton and silk.

MI-07343

CORTE (skirt)
Sololá
Sololá

Linguistic Community: Kaqchikel.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven and embroidered.
Materials: Mercerized cotton.

MI-04039

CORTE (skirt)
Totonicapán
Totonicapán

Linguistic Community: K’iche’.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven and jaspe technique (ikat).
Materials: Mercerized cotton, jaspe (ikat) threads.

MI-06671

CORTE (skirt)
Totonicapán
Totonicapán

Linguistic Community: K’iche’.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven and jaspe technique (ikat).
Materials: Mercerized cotton, jaspe (ikat) threads,
metallic threads / ”bricho”.

P-614

CORTE (skirt)
Santa María Chiquimula
Totonicapán

Linguistic Community: K’iche’.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven and embroidered.
Materials: Cotton.

MI-07337

CORTE (skirt)
Salcajá
Quetzaltenango

Linguistic Community: K’iche’.
Techniques: Sublimated.
Materials: Synthetic threads.

P-617

CORTE (skirt)
Tamahú
Alta Verapaz

Linguistic Community: Poqomchi’.
Loom: Treadle loom.
Techniques: Handwoven and machine-joined.
Materials: Mercerized cotton.

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