DepartmentTextiles and Costume
Huipil
NameHuipil
(not assigned)Guatemala
MediumCotton, Silk
Dimensions22 x 30 1/4 in. (55.8801 x 76.8352)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. William B. Lane, A.1950.9.2
Object numberA.1950.9.2
Description2 panel, 4 selvage, hand sewn seams, white ground, supplemental weft geometric brocading in purple and black cotton and aqua silk, a mourning huipil based on the coloration, probably from San Martin Jilotepeque. Supplemental brocading in black, purple + turquoise (silk) on white ground. Geometric horizontal designs.
ca. 1950
early 20th c.