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Accession Number 1975.2.134 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Todos Santos Cuchumatán Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; acrylic; handwoven; machine sewn Measurements overall: 76 x 85 cm Description

Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from handwoven warp-faced cotton fabric. Warp has red and white stripes with yellow and black pin stripes; bodice extensively covered with red bands of…

Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from handwoven warp-faced cotton fabric. Warp has red and white stripes with yellow and black pin stripes; bodice extensively covered with red bands of diamonds and multicoloured motifs formed by discontinuous supplementary wefts. Square neckline with a small slit at front in white cotton neck yoke; blue ties at corners of slit. Roundels of blue ribbon applied just below neckline; yoke features lines of narrow blue ric-rack tape.

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