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Object Number
41-90-20/14311
Display Title
Huipil, or woman's blouse - white with heavy black & 3 shades of purple embroide
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Huipil
Object Description
Huipil, or woman's blouse - white with heavy black & 3 shades of purple embroidered flower design around neck
Inventory Description
Shirt, woven, white, heavy purple and green embroidery at collar
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Totonicapan
/
<County>
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San Cristobal Totonicapan
/
San Cristobal
Additional Geographic Terms
San Cristobal
Materials
Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 122 x 115 cm (48 1/16 x 45 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-90-20/14311; Guat/ San Cristobal, Totonicapan, Totonicapan, B9:66:J
Provenance
Collector
Ruth Reeves
(1934)
Donor
Carnegie Institution of Washington
(1941)
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