Blouse

Huipil

2014-19-42

From: Guatemala | Department of Guatemala | San Jose Nacahuil

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-42
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Guatemala | San Jose Nacahuil
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Blouse of two panels on white cotton groundcloth. Multicolored supplementary weft in predominantly dimond designs in the central area of the blouse. A letter S design is repeated down the center of the blouse. Sides are left open. Blouse is wide horizontally, and rather short vertically.

Length 44 cm
Width 132.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-42 - Old Loan Number

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