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Object Number
2003.13.10
Display Title
Huipil with embroidered birds
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
huipil
Object Description
Huipil, white cotton with embroidered design in green, red, yellow, orange, blues, purples, brown and pink of six free-standing birds on front and back, and three geometrics on each shoulder; small amount of staining
Inventory Description
Shirt, huipil, embroidered multicolor bird and geometric designs
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Nebaj
Dimensions
Overall: 58.5 x 84.5 x 0.2 cm (23 1/16 x 33 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.13.10
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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