Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.33

Description

Huipil made of two red and white vertically striped panels hand sewn together. Woven geometric and animal motifs on top half of front and back of the garment. Central horizontal section features multicolored zig zag patterning. Brown velvet around armholes and neck line, with two rows at the neck and a slit at the front.

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

Color

Multicolor

Notes

Woven on backstrap loom.

Made/Created

Place

City

San Lucas Tolimán

State/Province

Sololá

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

San Lucas Tolimán

State/Province

Sololá

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Kaqchikel [Linguistic Community], Tz'utujil [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

womenswear, huipils, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Width

59 cm

Length

61 cm

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel