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Accession Number 1975.2.118 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, San Mateo Ixtatán Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; machine sewn Measurements overall: 77 x 77 cm Description

Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from a length of unbleached commercially woven cotton, with one side seam. Round neckline surrounded with elaborate embroidery in red, pink, purple,…

Huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from a length of unbleached commercially woven cotton, with one side seam. Round neckline surrounded with elaborate embroidery in red, pink, purple, black, yellow, orange, blue an green covering the shoulder areas and most of the torso areas. Two pair of free-style embroidered birds below the central embroidery, one pair in green and yellow on one side, and the other in green and yellow on the other side.

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