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Accession Number 1975.2.195 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 women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; handsewn Measurements overall: 77 x 83.5 cm Description Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of three panels. Brown warp; multicoloured discontinuous supplementary wefts form geometric motifs. Credit Line University of Alberta