- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Huipil blouse made of three lengths of white cotton textile stitched together. [FB 06/08/2014]
- Long description
- Huipil blouse made of three lengths of white cotton textile stitched together. Heavily decorated on both sides with single-faced brocading in brightly coloured green, orange, blue, purple, maroon and pink. Designs include birds and geometric patterns. Reinforced and embroidered around neck opening. [FB 06/08/2014]
- Geographical reference
- Huehuetenango State San Juan Cotzal
- Cultural groups
- Ixil
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1983
- Date collected
- By 1983
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 02/12/1983
- Materials and processes
- Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Brocaded Woven, Process Dyed, Process Stitched
- Dimensions
- Length 600 mm, Width 640 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1983.23.1
- Research and responses
This huipil was originally labelled 'Probably Quiche state: Coban or Nebaj area.' Vendor confirmed provenance as Cotzal 8.12.1989.
1983.23.1
Huipil blouse made of three lengths of white cotton textile stitched together. [FB 06/08/2014]
1983.23.1
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