DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
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
DescriptionSupplementary weft pattern. Backstrap loom woven. White with mostly purple and red designs, some pink and lavender. Blue selvedge on outer edges, purple, blue and yellow in middle. Round neck embroidered. Sides open. Two panels.
ca. 1980s
ca 1984
c. 1950
