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Object Number
2003.13.7
Display Title
Brocaded huipil
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
huipil
Object Description
Handmade huipil, white cotton; densely brocaded in purples, blue, pink, yellow, orange and green geometrics with rows of animals below; green whipstitch at neckline; wear, staining
Inventory Description
Shirt, huipil, white, multicolor brocade with geometric animal designs
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Materials
Cotton, Dye, Cotton fabric, Cotton yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 58.5 x 92.5 x 0.3 cm (23 1/16 x 36 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.13.7
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Pecora Diamond
Provenance
Collector
Ann Pecora Diamond
(1970s - 7/22/03)
Donor
Ann Pecora Diamond
(1970s - 7/22/03)
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