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Accession Number 1975.2.215 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type shirt Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Totonicapán Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; woven, pile, velveteen; machine sewn Measurements overall: 57 x 80 cm Description

Handwoven cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made in two parts. Machine sewn. Square neckline and arm holes bound with blue velvet. Upper torso is decorated with discontinuous…

Handwoven cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made in two parts. Machine sewn. Square neckline and arm holes bound with blue velvet. Upper torso is decorated with discontinuous supplementary wefts forming zig-zags in white, pink, green, orange, blue, yellow, red and burgundy.

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