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Accession Number 1975.2.227 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 unknown Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven Measurements overall: 44 x 114 cm Description

Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin). White cotton warp with blue-green stripe at outer selvedge, and multicoloured stripe at centre seam selvedge. Discontinuous…

Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin). White cotton warp with blue-green stripe at outer selvedge, and multicoloured stripe at centre seam selvedge. Discontinuous supplementary multicoloured wefts form bands of geometric patterns. Multicoloured embroidered centre seam.

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