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Accession Number 1975.2.242 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; handsewn Measurements overall: 127 x 112 cm Description Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels. White warp with multicoloured discontinuous supplementary wefts forming stylized animals. Credit Line University of Alberta