Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.7

Description

Huipil made of three panels of loosely woven plain weave fabric hand sewn together. It has two center seams and a round neckline reinforced with purple leaf embroidery. All three panels feature supplementally woven geometric, floral, and figural patterns. Cut pile weave creates a stylized floral patterns along bottom.

Use

Woman's garment for ceremonial 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

White, Yellow, Purple

Notes

Woven on treadle loom.

Made/Created

Place

City

Quetzaltenango

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Quetzaltenango

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

K'iche' [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

ceremonial costume, huipils, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Width

117 cm

Length

91 cm

Location

Box

Box 2 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel