Blouse
Huipil
2014-19-71
From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Rafael Petzal
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 2014-19-71 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mam |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Rafael Petzal |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Six panels of red and white striped cotton groundcloth with two narrow orange stripes on every fourth red stripe. 2cm by 2cm squares of multicolored supplementary weft, predominantly green, yellow, and blue, featuring diamond and "x" designs on center panel and at shoulder areas. Red multicolored supplementary weft fills in the white stripes at center and shoulder areas. Single 4cm wide stripe at center, bordered by green and yellow emroidered stripes, features multicolored embroidered diamond designs. Similar stripe and diamond designs run across top edge of blouse. Neck area circled in alternating yellow and green embroidery. Arm hole circled in alternating blue and yellow embroidery. Edges are sewn closed. |
Length | 52.6 cm |
Width | 102.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014 |
Other Number | L-699-71 - Old Loan Number |
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