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Accession Number 1975.2.234 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type shirt Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven, plain; machine sewn; appliqued, velvet ribbon, cord Measurements overall: 51 x 68 cm Description

Handwoven brown cotton warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels. Warps feature red and white stripes; discontinuous supplementary silk wefts in purple, pink, blue,…

Handwoven brown cotton warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels. Warps feature red and white stripes; discontinuous supplementary silk wefts in purple, pink, blue, white, green, and yellow form bands with geometric patterns across the torso and shoulder areas. Round neckline with a centre front slit, bound with a red 'Alpine' style commercially-woven ribbon with blue and white flowers. This ribbon also forms a loop at the back of the neck.

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