Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-71

From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Rafael Petzal

Curatorial Section: American

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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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