Blouse, huipil, worn for cofradia. [FB 22/10/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Blouse, huipil, worn for cofradia. [FB 22/10/2013]
Long description: Blouse, huipil, worn for cofradia. The huipil is made from three panels of woven cotton. The side panels are plain white cotton and the centre panel is made from striped cotton in red, green, blue and white. The central panel is woven on both sides with motifs of birds, deer, men and women in the supplementary weft in purple, pink, blue, green, yellow and white cotton yarn and geometric patterns. The huipil is decorated around the neck and shoulders with appliqued purple satin embroidered with yellow and pink chain stitch. The central panel is 545 mm wide. The panels have been stitched together with white cotton. The stitching is becoming unstitched in places. Arm holes have been cut into both side panels. There are some stains on the right shoulder of the garment. [FB 22/10/2013]
Geographical reference: Guatemala
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Guatemala; Quiché State Nebaj
Cultural groups: Ixil
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Gwen Ritz; PRM source Dai Williams
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1940?, uncertain
Date collected: 1975?
Acquisition information: Donated: 03/07/2013
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Satin Textile, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Supplementary Weft Woven, Process Appliqué, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Width: max 1145 mm, Length: max 845 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2012.104.3 Other numbers: 71 G75 78 23
Research and responses: Notes, names of villages given by donor. "23. Huipile, Nebaj, cofradia. Traditional iconography. Bought from dealer Gwen Ritz." [FB 28/10/2013]

Search terms: Textile, Clothing, Blouse

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