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1975.2.202 - Huipil
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Object Typeblouse
Place MadeNorth America: Guatemala, Panajachel
Date Made1975
Item Details
Object Typeblouse
Place MadeNorth America: Guatemala, Panajachel
Date Made1975
Accession Number
1975.2.202
Title
Huipil
Category
Clothing, Outerwear
Object Type
blouse
Date Made
1975
Place Made
North America: Guatemala, Panajachel
Culture
Native Middle American
Cultural Region
Native Middle American
Gender and Age
women
Materials and Techniques
cotton; handwoven; handsewn
Measurements
overall: 84 x 70 cm
Description
Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of three hand-woven warp-faced cotton panels. White warps with moss-green stripes. Centre panel has band of stylized birds and animals formed by…
Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of three hand-woven warp-faced cotton panels. White warps with moss-green stripes. Centre panel has band of stylized birds and animals formed by discontinuous supplementary wefts. Square neckline finished with buttonhole stitches in purple thread.
Credit Line
University of Alberta
External Links
Virtual Tour: Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Ecology
Citation
Page Citation for 1975.2.202 - Huipil
Page Citation
"1975.2.202 - Huipil, Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/13-11758. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.