Blouse
Huipil
2014-19-82
From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Tectitan
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Huipil |
| Object Number | 2014-19-82 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Teciteko |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Tectitan |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Women's blouse of three panels of white cotton groundcloth. Neck edge to the left and right embroidered with multicolored supplementary weft in a square pattern. Thin strips of embroidery in blue, orange, green, and red circle the rest of the neck area. Edge on the right side sewn shut, edge on the left closed off by continuation of panel. Bottom edge unsewn. |
| Length | 54 cm |
| Width | 77 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock, 2014 |
| Other Number | L-699-82 - Old Loan Number |
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