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Object Number
2002.23.3
Display Title
Huipil, embroidered top stitched onto loose-weave fabric
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Huipil
Object Description
Huipil, made of older floral-embroidered huipil top in purple, pink, orange, and green, stitched onto newer, loose-weave, white Mexican fabric; worn and stained
Inventory Description
Shirt or blouse, shear, white with multicolor brocaded designs at neck, stained
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Materials
Cotton?, Dye, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 43.5 x 91 x 0.5 cm (17 1/8 x 35 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2002.23.3
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Pecora Diamond on behalf of the Pecora Family
Provenance
Collector
Ann Pecora Diamond
(1970-1979 - 11/7/02)
Donor
Ann Pecora Diamond
(1970-1979 - 11/7/02)
Donor
Dr. David V. Pecora, M.D.
(1970-1979 - 11/7/2002)
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