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Accession Number 1975.2.133 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Todos Santos Cuchumatán Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; acrylic; handwoven; handsewn Measurements overall: 80 x 79 cm Description

Handwoven huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made in three panels of warp-faced plain-weave cotton with white and red striped warps. Horizontal bands formed by continuous and discontinuous…

Handwoven huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made in three panels of warp-faced plain-weave cotton with white and red striped warps. Horizontal bands formed by continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts are mostly red with zig-zags and diamonds in various colours. Square neckline; edge of neckline finished with light blue braided band; square cotton neck yoke appliqued with red and blue ric-rack tapes.

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