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Accession Number 1975.2.204 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, San Pedro Sacatepéquez Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven Measurements overall: 61 x 120.5 cm Description

Handwoven cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels with warp-wise stripes in blue, green, yellows, red, and purple. Discontinuous supplementary wefts form bands of…

Handwoven cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels with warp-wise stripes in blue, green, yellows, red, and purple. Discontinuous supplementary wefts form bands of stylized birds and geometric motifs in shoulder and upper torso area in yellow, orange, blue, purple and magenta.

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