Blouse
Huipil
2014-19-31
From: Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | San Juan Comalapa
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 2014-19-31 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | San Juan Comalapa |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Women's large blouse on brown cotton groundcloth. Multicolored supplementary weft patterning. Animal and chevron designs in between horizontal stripes of predominantly magenta, purple, white, blue, and green. Two white patterned horizontal stripes of supplementary weft at bottom. Solid stripe 11cm wide of red supplementary weft. Arm holes embroiderd in blue band. Sides sewn shut. |
| Length | 68.5 cm |
| Width | 113 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014 |
| Other Number | L-699-31 - Old Loan Number |
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