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Object Number
2013.24.105
Display Title
Huipil, woman's shirt, dark green with pink bands at edges, gold, magenta, purple, blue and white geometric designs
Descriptions
Object Description
Huipil, two pieces, handsewn together, back strap loomed, loom finished selvages, slit neck opening where pieces are not sewn together, binding where arm holes would be, dark green, multicolored silk, rayon, cotton single faced supplementary weft brocading, geometric designs, very intense brocading.
Inventory Description
Huipil, two pieces sewn together, head hole present, but sides not stitched, pink silk taffeta bands at edges, supplementary weft brocading of silk, rayon, and cotton geometrics and dots in gold, magenta, purple, blue, and white cover the rest of the piece
Classification
- Huipil
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Chimaltenango
/
<County>
/
San Martin Jilotepeque
Materials
Cotton , Dye , Silk , Rayon
Dimensions
Overall: 81 × 108 cm (31 7/8 × 42 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2013.24.105
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Bertha Sanford (Wiener) Dodge and
Carroll William Dodge, who together collected these Guatemalan textiles
Provenance
Collector
Bertha Sanford Dodge
Collector
Carroll William Dodge
Donor
Donated by
Mary Dodge Cobb
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