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Huipil

96-10-5

From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 96-10-5
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Huipil. Three panels of white cotton sewn together. Registers of alternating loose weave and tight weave with interwoven embroidery of people and diamonds. Square neck opening uncut.

Length 85 cm
Width 96 cm
Credit Line Gift of Maude de Schauensee and Mrs. Howard Lewis in memory of their parents Williamina and Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, 1996

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