Blouse
Huipil
98-23-1
From: Guatemala | Palin | Department of Escuintla
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 98-23-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Guatemala | Palin | Department of Escuintla |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Technique | Embroidered |
Description | One panel sewn at sides with square neck opening. White ground with bands of red and purple. Red woven side edges along seam. Multicolor embroidery of birds on lower edge, done in red, purple, green, yellow, and blue. |
Length | 67 cm |
Width | 37.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Theodore T. Newbold and Helen Cunningham in commemoration of Pamela Jardine's retirement, 1998 |
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