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Huipil

66-34-74

From: Guatemala | San Martin Sacatepequez | Department of Quezaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 66-34-74
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mam
Provenience Guatemala | San Martin Sacatepequez | Department of Quezaltenango
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton | Silk
Technique Embroidered
Description

Huipil of two panels seamed at the sides with randa joining the front and the back. Woven stripes of dark green and purple cotton. Heavily brocaded decorative bands of geometric forms in green and blue silk and yellow and green cotton.

Length 75 cm
Width 89 cm
Credit Line Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966
Other Number A-74 - Other Number

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