DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Ceremonial Huipil
NameUpper Garment
CultureMaya
Dateca. 1950
Place madeHighlands, San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Central America
MediumCotton, silk, German red dye
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (59 x 120 cm)
Credit LineGift of Penelope M. Cooper
Object numberA.1985.525.15
DescriptionWhite with mostly purple and red designs, some pink and lavender. Blue selvedge on outer edges, purple, blue and yellow in middle. Round neck embroidered. Backstrap loom woven. Sides open. Two panels. Center silk randa, open sides, brocaded designs in silk + cotton.
Ca. 1925
ca. 1980s
c. 1950
Early to mid 20th Century; 1946