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Accession Number 1975.2.16 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Santa María de Jesús Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age men Materials and Techniques cotton; acrylic; handwoven Measurements overall: 70.3 x 128.6 cm Description

Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels. White warp with red stripes, discontinuous supplementary wefts form bands of stylized birds in red, green, blue,…

Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels. White warp with red stripes, discontinuous supplementary wefts form bands of stylized birds in red, green, blue, purple and magenta.

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