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Accession Number 1975.2.14 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Cobán Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; woven, plain, gauze Measurements overall: 90.3 x 91.2 cm Description

White cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from three panels. Background fabric features bands of stylized birds and plants in thick white supplementary wefts on a sheer white.…

White cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from three panels. Background fabric features bands of stylized birds and plants in thick white supplementary wefts on a sheer white. Armholes and square neck opening decorated with a wide band of embroidered flowers and diamonds in green, pink, blue and orange, and some blue-green and brown-grey.

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