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Object Number
986-5-20/26178
Display Title
Huipil
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Huipil
Object Description
Huipil; two widths (both sides), sewn together with barely visible blue thread; bottom selvaged with green thread; medium width - short length category; red ground; warp line design in columns of three colors: white, dark blue, beige; no weft design; double-sided brocade in blue, yellow, green, white, purple; designs are circular around the neck hole in zigzag or floral pattern: 6 outer rings of zigzags, one ring of flowers, 6 more rings of zigzags; 3 rings of zigzag pattern around armholes; back and front identical
Inventory Description
Tunic shirt, woven red and white striped, muliti-colored heavy embroidery.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Joyabaj
Central America / Guatemala / Baja Verapaz / <County> / Cubulco
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Zacualpa
Central America / Guatemala / Baja Verapaz / <County> / Cubulco
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Zacualpa
Materials
Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 87 x 0.2 cm (17 5/16 x 34 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26178
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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