Minneapolis Institute of Art

Woman's wedding or ceremonial skirt (corte)

K'iche' Maya artist

Date

early 20th century

Medium

Silk, cotton, warp and weft ikat

Culture

K'iche' Maya

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Double jaspe, in which both the warp and weft contain bands of jaspe figures, produces a dizzying juxtaposition of patterns that greatly tests the weaver's skill. In all ikat, precise alignment of the threads is essential to producing a sharply defined pattern area. Many weavers employ specialists who align the jaspe warp threads before weaving commences. The weaver alone can make adjustments in the weft patterns - a task that is made more challenging by the overlapping figures. K'iche' Maya, Guatemala, Americas

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