Blouse
Huipil
98-24-13
From: Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 98-24-13 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | Circa 1980 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Velvet | Metallic Thread |
| Description | Huipil. Two panels of navy cloth. Red stripes on shoulders. Black velvet patches framed by metallic, silver thread on rectangular collar and shoulders. Across chest are embroidered roosters and flowers and the words "El Miamo Felicidad" woven in muliticolored thread. Pleated approximately 7 cm. to right and to left of square neck opening. |
| Height | 50 cm |
| Width | 65.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Drs. Peter T. Furst and Jill L. McKeever Furst, 1998 |
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