Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 84-27-1 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Ixil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santa Maria Nebaj Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Iconography: | Animal Plant Human Figure |
| Length: | 68 cm |
| Width: | 88 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Pamela H. Hearne, 1984 |
Description
20th century cotton huipil of two panels. White ground with multicolored supplementary weft. Stylized designs of animals, plants and human figures. Neck cut and embroidered.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, two singles Z twist, white cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, three singles, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced. Supplementary weft is single faced. Two panels, two selvedges each. Woven on a backstrap loom."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Silent Language of Guatemalan Textiles (1985 - 1986) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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