Blouse
Huipil
96-10-12
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 96-10-12 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Coban |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Huipil. Three loosely woven cotton panels, white. Side panels registers of diamond and animals, embroidered/woven. Center panel, register of animals, chevrons, flamed zigzags. Area in center of central panel undecorated, uncut for neck opening. |
Length | 79 cm |
Width | 99 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Maude de Schauensee and Mrs. Howard Lewis in memory of their parents Williamina and Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, 1996 |
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