Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.26

Description

Huipil made of three panels of ivory fabric hand sewn together with black thread. Front, back, and shoulder areas heavily decorated with multicolored floral patterning created with looped pile. Round neckline and top of shoulders decorated with black fabric outlined with dark purple and orange chain stitch embroidery. Velvet trim on neck opening.

Use

Women'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, Multicolor

Notes

Woven on backstrap loom.

Made/Created

Place

City

Chichicastenango

State/Province

Quiché

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Chichicastenango

State/Province

Quiché

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

K'iche' [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

womenswear, huipils, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Width

77 cm

Length

66 cm

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel