Blouse

Huipil

42-35-355

From: Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 42-35-355
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mam
Provenience Guatemala | San Pedro Sacatepequez | Department of San Marcos
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton | Silk
Description

Trade huipil woven on a wide loom. Neck not cut. White cotton with brocaded gold, red and purple cotton bands. Woven designs of red and purple cotton and gold silk in bands of small birds, flowers and geometric forms.

Length 161 cm
Width 92 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number 282 - Other Number

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