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Object Number
986-5-20/26165
Display Title
Huipil, short
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Huipil
Object Description
Huipil, 3 widths (both sides); medium width - short length category; white ground, no warp or weft line designs; brocade single-face, onlay with continuous motives (geometric shapes); patterning made with (treadle) floor thread loom? Red, green, purple, pink, blue and yellow small and large diamond pattern. The 3 widths are sewn invisibly; brocade covers both front and back completely; rows of diamond motives organized by color diagonally separate rows of more complex shapes similar to flowers. The brocade for the neck and arm areas is green (with miniature colored diamonds) in a zigzag pattern oriented vertically. Floats are ubiquitous. A special pattern.
Inventory Description
Woven and embroidered shirt, white with multi-colored floral and geo. designs
Classification
- Shirt
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Alta Verapaz
/
<County>
/
Coban
Central America / Guatemala / Alta Verapaz / <County> / Tactic
Central America / Guatemala / Alta Verapaz / <County> / Tactic
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 98.6 x 45.5 x 0.2 cm (38 13/16 x 17 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26165
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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