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Guatemalan K'iche Maya

Delantal, before 1917

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Guatemalan

Title

Delantal

Year

before 1917

Medium

Treadle-loom-woven cotton plain weave with jaspe (weft tie-dyeing)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton

Dimensions

91.4 cm (36 inches) (length)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Barbara Deering Danielson

Object Number

82.308.27C

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From the Loom of a Goddess

February 23 - August 19, 2018

Both the shawl and apron here incorporate jaspe, or tie-dyed threads, creating the hazy effect seen particularly in the white areas of the patterns. Though there is some evidence that ancient Maya weavers experimented with the jaspe process, the practice did not become widespread until the arrival of the Spanish and, with them, trade goods from East and Southeast Asia, an area with a long and rich history of tie-dyed textiles.

Tanto el chal como el delantal incorporan jaspe, o hilos teñidos, creando el efecto brumoso visto particularmente en las áreas blancas de los patrones. Aunque hay alguna evidencia de que los antiguos tejedores mayas experimentaron con el proceso de jaspe, la práctica no se arraigó hasta la llegada de los españoles y, con ellos, el intercambio de mercancías del este y sudeste asiático, un área con una larga y rica historia de textiles teñidos.

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