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1975.2.163 - Huipil
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Object Typeblouse
Place MadeNorth America: Guatemala
Date Made1975
Item Details
Object Typeblouse
Place MadeNorth America: Guatemala
Date Made1975
Accession Number
1975.2.163
Title
Huipil
Category
Clothing, Outerwear
Object Type
blouse
Date Made
1975
Place Made
North America: Guatemala
Culture
Guatemalan
Cultural Region
Guatemalan; Ixtahuacan
Gender and Age
women
Materials and Techniques
cotton; acrylic; handwoven; handsewn
Measurements
overall: 43 x 95 cm
Description
Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made with white warp with red and multicoloured stripes woven in three panels. Discontinuous supplementary wefts in shoulder areas on…
Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made with white warp with red and multicoloured stripes woven in three panels. Discontinuous supplementary wefts in shoulder areas on side panels and torso area in centre panel form geometric multicoloured bands. Square neckline decorated with a wide band of multicoloured embroidery.
Credit Line
University of Alberta
External Links
Virtual Tour: Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Ecology
Citation
Page Citation for 1975.2.163 - Huipil
Page Citation
"1975.2.163 - Huipil, Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/13-8819. Accessed 18 May. 2025.