Blouse
Huipil
66-34-65
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 66-34-65 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Bird | Plant | Animal |
| Description | Wedding huipil. White cottonn plain gauze weave. Three breadths. Entire garment brocaded in inlaid technique and embroidered. Motifs of stylized birds, plants and animals. Seams sewn in lavender thread in leaf motif. Gold, red, white and lavender silk floral embroidery around neck. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 28 epi, single ply, two twists, one strand, white cotton. Weft: 44 ppi, single ply, two twists, one strand, white cotton. Balanced plain weave. Three panels, two selvedges each. Woven on a treadle loom." |
| Length | 100 cm |
| Width | 130 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-65 - Other Number |
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