Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.18

Description

Huipil made of four pieces of white fabric. Top of garment is decorated with multicolored stylized animals and geometric patterns. There is a slit opening at the center front. Bound edges of center slit and neckline are reinforced with red thread.

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

White, Red

Notes

Woven on a backstop loom

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Nahualá

State/Province

Sololá

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

K'iche' [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

womenswear, huipils, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Width

97 cm

Length

87 cm

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel