DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Huipil

NameBlouse/shirt, woman's

CultureTz'utujil Maya

DateEarly to mid 20th Century; 1946

Place madeSololá, Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, Central America, North America

MediumCotton, silk; hanspun, backstrap loom woven, embroidery

Dimensions37 x 34 1/4 in

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. William B. Lane, A.1950.9.5

Object numberA.1950.9.5

ProvenanceRecommended for the museum by Miss Florence Dibell Bartlett

DescriptionHandwoven on a backstrap loom. White ground with orange and maroon stripes warp stripes. Maroon magenta, orange, green silk embroidery. Red silk "yoke" attached like applique at neck. On one side the neck-line is in a v-shape, splitting the yoke in two. One of the bottom edges is hemmed.