Object class: Needlework (visual works) / Collection place: Totonicapán Department, Guatemala / Donor: Margot Blum Schevill - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29964, described as huipil, heavy woven cotton, white. Heavily embroidered around the neckline with figures of animals in brilliant colours. Two strips of cloth stitched together vertically. No hemming, no side seams. Embroidered with two smaller animal and flower motifs at the sides where armholes would be. The center seam appears to be machine stitched.