Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-33

From: Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | San Antonio Nejapa

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-33
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | San Antonio Nejapa
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Small blouse on white and red cotton groundcloth, striped, with red, orange, purple, and green supplementary weft in floral and animal figures. More dominant red supplementary weft in shoulder area and center under neck area, featuring predominantly green and orange geometric patterning. Sides sewn.

Length 59.3 cm
Width 74.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-33 - Old Loan Number

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