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Accession Number 1975.2.162 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Colotenango Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; handsewn Measurements overall: 43 x 98 cm Description

Handwoven huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of three panels of cotton warp-faced fabric. Warp is red and white striped with orange pin stripes and wider stripe with green and yellow…

Handwoven huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of three panels of cotton warp-faced fabric. Warp is red and white striped with orange pin stripes and wider stripe with green and yellow near the selvedge. Shoulders and upper torso area feature bands of multicoloured stylized flowers formed by discontinuous supplementary wefts. Square neckline and armholes finished with embroidery in yellow and green.

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