Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-45

From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | Sumpango

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-45
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | Sumpango
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Two pieces of hand woven cotton cloth sewn together. Red background with vertical stripes (moving outward from center) in dark blue, white, green, pink, purple, yellow, and light blue. Multicolored embroidered flowers around neck area, horizontal bands of multicolored embroidery cover joins at center and sides, green embroidered arm holes at top.

Length 55.2 cm
Width 95.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-45 - Old Loan Number

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