Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-46

From: Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | Santo Domingo Xenacoj

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-46
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Sacatepequez | Santo Domingo Xenacoj
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Blouse on red cotton grouncloth in two panels, sides open. Vertical stripes blue, yellow, and brown embroidery are acommpanied by light blue, purple, magenta, and pink embroidered stripes running vertically along the center randa. Center seam covered in multicolored embroidery. Multicolored supplementary weft at top of blouse in square pattern and horizontal stripe. Multicolored embroidery around neck.

Length 68.5 cm
Width 99 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-46 - Old Loan Number

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