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Accession Number 1975.2.135 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; wool; handwoven; handsewn Measurements overall: 74 x 78 cm Description

Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from three panels of hand-woven warp-faced cotton fabric. Warp of side panels is red with white, yellow and green pin stripes; warp of centre panel is…

Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from three panels of hand-woven warp-faced cotton fabric. Warp of side panels is red with white, yellow and green pin stripes; warp of centre panel is red with white stripes. Torso area decorated with bands of multicoloured checks, and zigzags formed by discontinuous supplementary wefts. Square neckline in neck yoke with a small slit in front in white cotton neck yoke. Cotton string ties at corners of slit.

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