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Object Number 986-5-20/26186
Display Title Huipil
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Huipil
Object Description Huipil; weft warp face; three widths with contrasting center; white ground with warp stripes in red, orange and green; brocade in red, orange, green and multicolored squares; white and red applique at neck with blue rickrack
Inventory Description Tunic shirt, white woven cotton, red stripes, multicolored embroidered design.
Classification
  • Shirt
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939 ca?
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Huehuetenango / <County> / Todos Santos Cuchumatan
Additional Geographic Terms Lake District
Dimensions Overall: 67 x 83 x 0.7 cm (26 3/8 x 32 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26186
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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