Blouse
Huipil
| Native Name | Huipil |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-190 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Juan Sacatepequez Department of Guatemala |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 20th century |
| Early Date: | 1900 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Iconography: | Animal Eagle |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 116 - Other Number |
Description
Woven cotton and silk huipil (blouse) of red ground with red, yellow and lavender stripes. Made of two pieces with randa, elaborate shoulder band of stylized animals and double headed eagles in lavender cotton and yellow white deep rose green and purple silk, purple silk thread- purpura dye, red cotton thread- madder dye [Robert Carlsen 1984].
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Silent Language of Guatemalan Textiles (1985 - 1986) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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