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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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