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Accession Number 1975.2.252 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Santo Domingo Xenacoj Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age unknown Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven; machine sewn Measurements overall: 60 x 108 cm Description

Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels. White cotton warp with purple stripe along selvedge forming outside seam and red at the selvedge forming centre…

Handwoven warp-faced huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) made of two panels. White cotton warp with purple stripe along selvedge forming outside seam and red at the selvedge forming centre seam. Discontinuous supplementary wefts form bands of stylized animal motifs in purple, blue, red and green.

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