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Accession Number 1975.2.254 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Chichicastenango Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age unknown Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; handsewn Measurements overall: 71 x 89.5 cm Description

Handwoven cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of three panels. Warp-faced plain weave. Upper torso area decorated with geometric motifs in discontinuous supplementary wefts in red,…

Handwoven cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of three panels. Warp-faced plain weave. Upper torso area decorated with geometric motifs in discontinuous supplementary wefts in red, green, purple, yellow and orange. Round neckline edged with black satin with Van Dyked points, worked over with chain stitch embroidery .

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