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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
- Shirt
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950 ca.
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Metal, Embroidery thread
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 986-5-20/26176 | Huipil |
Shirt
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 986-5-20/26178 | Huipil |
Shirt
Raw Material |
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| 986-5-20/26165 | Huipil, short |
Shirt
Raw Material |
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| 986-5-20/26197 | Huipil |
Raw Material
Dress |
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| |
| 986-5-20/26220 | Sobre huipil |
Raw Material
Shirt |
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| |
| 986-5-20/26232 | Woman's sash (faja) |
Sash
Raw Material |
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
| |
| 2013.19.5.2 | Red silk dress with embroidery; pleated |
Dress
|
China
| |
| 986-5-20/26186 | Huipil |
Shirt
Raw Material |
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| |
| 986-5-20/26255 | Woman's utility cloth (tzute) |
Raw Material
Woven |
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Santo Tomas Chichicastenango San Pablo La Laguna | |
| 986-5-20/26195 | Textile |
Woven
|
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| |
| 986-5-20/26192 | Shawl (rebozo) |
Raw Material
Shawl |
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Chajul | |
| 986-5-20/26181 | Man's shirt |
Shirt
Raw Material |
Almolonga
|