Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.22

Description

Huipil made of two red woven panels machine sewn together. Top half woven with incorporation of large multicolor stylized bird and geometric patterns. Panels joined at center front and back with yellow, green, purple and burgundy striped embroidery on top half of garment. Arm holes trimmed with black velvet panels. Square neckline decorated with dense floral embroidery. Hem and sides are machine sewn.

Use

Woman's garment for everyday use.

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Huipil

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Likely Cotton

Color

Red, Multicolor

Notes

Woven on backstrap loom

Made/Created

Place

City

Quetzaltenango

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Concepcion Chiquirichapa, Quetzaltenango

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Mam [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

womenswear, huipils, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Width

78 cm

Length

68 cm

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel