Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.31

Description

Huipil made of eight white woven panels machine sewn together. Garment features supplemental weft patterning with multicolored stylized birds, roses, and geometric patterns. Armholes and square neckline are decorated with a panel of blue velvet trim.

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, Multicolor

Notes

Woven on backstop loom

Made/Created

Place

City

San Pedro Sacatepéquez

State/Province

Guatemala

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

San Pedro Sacatepéquez

State/Province

Guatemala

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Mam [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

huipils, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Height

57 cm

Width

76 cm

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel