Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.1

Description

Huipil made with two layers of unbleached plain weave cotton ground cloth with multicolor satin stitch embroidery. Embroidery incorporates concentric bands of geometric patterning and star motifs with a central bird and flower embroidery at bottom of garment.

Use

Woman's garment for everyday use.

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, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black

Notes

Machine sewn and hand embroidered.

Made/Created

Place

City

San Mateo Ixtatàn

State/Province

Huehuetenango

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

San Mateo Ixtatàn

State/Province

Huehuetenango

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Chuj [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

huipils, Mesoamerican, womenswear

Dimensions

Width

119 cm

Length

82 cm

Location

Box

Box 2 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel