Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-43

From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-43
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | San Antonio Aguas Calientes
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Blouse on two panels of purple cotton groundcloth, sides sewn. Multicolored supplementary weft of diamond, zigzag, floral, and large dominant fruit designs. Silky blue band sewn around arm holes and neck hole. White dot pattern at bottom of one side of blouse.

Length 72 cm
Width 85.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-43 - Old Loan Number

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