Blouse
Huipil
96-10-5
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
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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