DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Huipil

NameUpper Garment

CultureMaya

Datec. 1950

Place madeSan Antonio Aguas, Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Central America

MediumCotton

Dimensions50 3/16 × 14 3/16 × 10 5/8 in. (127.5 × 36 × 27 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.393V

Object numberA.1980.1.393V

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionHorizontal bands of brocaded woven cotton. Four selvedges. Dard blue ground. Red, purple, green, and white are predominant colors. Back-strap loom woven. - N. Fisher. Mounted by A. Girard. Village/city: Calientes.

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