Huipil panel

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front, folded

Front, folded

Name/Title

Huipil panel

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.37

Description

Woven red and blue horizontal striped huipil panel. Selvedges present on both sides with both ends left unfinished.

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

Red, Blue

Notes

Woven on treadle loom.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Olintepeque

State/Province

Querzaltego

Country

Guatemala

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

K'iche' [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

huipils, womenswear, Mesoamerican

Dimensions

Height

51 cm

Length

508 cm

Location

Box

Box 3 (Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Collection)

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Museo Ixchel