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Accession Number 1975.2.228 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type shirt 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; machine sewn Measurements overall: 57.5 x 99 cm Description

Handwoven white cotton warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from two panels. Centre seam is machine sewn, sides remain open. Discontinuous supplementary wefts in lilac, magenta,…

Handwoven white cotton warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made from two panels. Centre seam is machine sewn, sides remain open. Discontinuous supplementary wefts in lilac, magenta, red, light blue, dark blue, green, brown , orange and yellow form bands of diamonds and other geometric patterns across the torso area. Round neckline finished with closely stitched whip stitches in purple, which is stitched over in blue thread.

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