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Sobre huipil
Object Number 986-5-20/26220
Display Title Sobre huipil
Descriptions
Object Description Sobre huipil; worn over blouse; three widths, mid-length; side panel corded; red stripe in weft; main panel single-face brocade with design of quetzal, chicken and flora in red, yellow, orange, green, purple and pink cotton and wool; both continuous and isolated units; neck applique in dark blue silk with embroidery in cotton and wool. Very stained
Inventory Description Woven white cotton with multi-colored embroidered design, blue silk @ collar.
Classification
  • Shirt
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920 or before
Culture
  • Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / San Juan Cotzal
Materials Cotton, Silk, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 82.9 x 119.9 x 0.2 cm (32 5/8 x 47 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-5-20/26220
Provenance
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor Augustus Ledyard Smith (1930-1939 ca? - 1986)

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