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Object Number
2004.5.4
Display Title
Huipil with human, animal and bird figures
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Huipil
Object Description
Huipil with human, animal and bird figures in purples, brown, greens, red, yellow, orange, blue; machine-stitched decoration at neck opening; labels inside neck read "The Guatemalan Peddler / 100% hand ____"; "Special made for expor_ / machine wash low tem_ / drip or tumble dry / hand made in Guatemal_ / 100& cotton
Inventory Description
Shirt, white huipil with embroidered multicolor human animal and bird designs
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1973 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
El Quiche
/
<County>
/
Nebaj
Materials
Cotton, Dye, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 105.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 cm (41 9/16 x 22 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"The Guatemalan Peddler / 100% hand #"; "Special made for expor_ / machine wa; 2004.5.4
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Pecora Diamond
Provenance
Donor
Ann Pecora Diamond
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