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Object Number 986-5-20/26177
Display Title Huipil
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Huipil
Object Description Long huipil; 3 widths (each side); medium long - medium wide category; widths are sewn together with a dark blue thread; natural brown cotton ground; no warp or weft line design; single-face brocade in violet, orange, yellow (front and back) with pattern of chevrons, "W" and dots; appliqued black synthetic material (solar circles and rays) with center decorative snaps, and chainstitch embroidery in violet and orange; brocade is only on top third of garment, except for the neck width; similar to 986-5-20/26176
Inventory Description Woven brown shirt with colored embroidery, black silk with metal snaps.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Date 1950 ca.
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Dimensions Overall: 61 x 82 x 1.1 cm (24 x 32 5/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26177
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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