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Huipil

2014-19-73

From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Ildefonso Ixtahuancan

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 2014-19-73
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mam
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | San Ildefonso Ixtahuancan
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Child's huipil made of three panels of white cotton with narrow red, blue, and yellow stripes. supplementary weft face decoration on center front, shoulders, and back. Embroidered around the neck for 6 cm in magenta, green, and yellow. Side seams are stitched closed.

Length 29.6 cm
Width 61 cm
Credit Line Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014
Other Number L-699-73 - Old Loan Number

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