Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.14

Description

Huipil comprised of two panels sewn together at center with a slit at the front and a curved bound neckline. This huipil features a dense multicolored geometric woven design of zigzags and diamonds.

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

Purple, Multicolor

Notes

Woven on backstrap loom.

Made/Created

Place

City

Chaurrancho

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Chaurrancho

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Kaqchikel [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

huipils, Mesoamerican, womenswear

Dimensions

Width

81 cm

Length

63 cm

Location

Box

Box 2 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel