Blouse
Huipil
2014-19-24
From: Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Tecpan
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 2014-19-24 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cakchiquel |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Tecpan |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Outer huipil. Women's blouse of natural brown cotton. Two panels stitched together of alternating wide and narrow stripes of red, yellow, and blue. Horizontal bands of multicolored supplementary weft in diamond, bird and zigzag designs. The neck is edged with purple ribbon with flowers on it. |
| Length | 70.3 cm |
| Width | 139.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014 |
| Other Number | L-699-24 - Old Loan Number |
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