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Accession Number 1975.2.194.a Title centre panel of a huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Chichicastenango Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; silk; handwoven Measurements overall: 163 x 37 cm Description Handwoven, warp-faced centre panel in brown cotton from huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin). Discontinuous supplementary wefts form band of multicoloured motifs. Credit Line University of Alberta