Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-34

From: Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Parramos

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-34
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Parramos
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Small blouse of red cotton groundcloth with white thin vertical stripes, accompanied by predominantly blue, purple, and green stripes at center seam and sides. Mutlicolored supplementary weft in chevron designs horizontally across upper section of blouse. Blue embroidery across shoulders and aroud arm holes and neck. Sides sewn.

Length 59.3 cm
Width 76.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-34 - Old Loan Number

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