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Accession Number 1975.2.68 Title Camisa Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type shirt Place Made North America: Guatemala, San Martín Sacatepéquez Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age men Materials and Techniques handwoven; handsewn; woven, jacquard, brocade Measurements overall: 114 x 70 cm Description

Man's long sleeved camisa (shirt) made of handwoven fabric with white and red striped warp. Fabric on the sleeves solidly worked with supplementary discontinuous wefts forming bands of stylized felines, birds and…

Man's long sleeved camisa (shirt) made of handwoven fabric with white and red striped warp. Fabric on the sleeves solidly worked with supplementary discontinuous wefts forming bands of stylized felines, birds and plants in many colours including several shades of blue, orange, pink, yellow black, green and purple. Neck opening features tightly gathered fabric at centre back.

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