Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-91

From: Guatemala | Department of Solola | San Juan La Laguna

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-91
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tzutuhil
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Solola | San Juan La Laguna
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Small blouse of two panels of red cotton ground cloth with thin white stripes. Six narrow vertical stripes of predominantly blue and green. Multicolored supplementary weft at center just below neck hole in square designs with circles in the cente of each square, four rows of six squares each. Multicolored supplementary weft around neck edge. Sides closed except for arm holes.

Length 79.1 cm
Width 62.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-91 - Old Loan Number

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