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Accession Number 1975.2.256 Title Huipil Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type blouse Date Made 1975 Place Made North America: Guatemala, Chichicastenango Culture Native Middle American Cultural Region Native Middle American Gender and Age unknown Materials and Techniques cotton; silk; handwoven; machine sewn Measurements overall: 63 x 88.5 cm Description Handwoven warp-faced cotton huipil (woman's traditional tunic or blouse, of Maya origin) woven in three parts. Purple warp with discontinuous supplementary multicoloured wefts (some silk) forming geometric motifs. Credit Line University of Alberta