Blouse
Huipil
99-23-115
From: Guatemala | Comalapa
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 99-23-115 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maya (Central American Culture) |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Comalapa |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | ca. 1960 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Silk | Cotton |
| Description | Huipil of two panels with four selvedges each. White cotton ground with brocading in cotton and silk. Geometric, animal and flower designs separated by weft faced stripes. Wide, weft faced red bands at shoulders. Neck and armholes faced with commercial black cotton. Cotton colored white, red, purple, yellow, green and blue. Silk colored pink. |
| Length | 63.5 cm |
| Width | 96.52 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Betty Gerstley, 1999 |
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