Blouse
Huipil
99-23-22
From: Guatemala | San Juan Cotzal | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Huipil |
Object Number | 99-23-22 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maya |
Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Cotzal | Department of Quiche |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Technique | Embroidered |
Description | 3 panels - white cotton ground. Center panel brocaded top to bottom. Side panels half way. Predominent colors green and blue with touches of red, yellow, purple. Bands of birds, diamonds, zig-zags. Neck cut round embroidered with chain stitch leaves. Arm holes bound in green commercial fabric. |
Length | 83 cm |
Width | 93 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Betty Gerstley, 1999 |
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