Blouse

Huipil

98-23-1

From: Guatemala | Palin | Department of Escuintla

Curatorial Section: American

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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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