Object class: Embroidery (visual works) / Collection place: Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala / Culture or time period: Mesoamerican peoples - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Embroidery (visual works) Collection place Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala Culture or time period Mesoamerican peoples

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 3-29592, described as Huipil- Casamiento: Lace, commercial cotton, 1 piece. Ends hand stitched; head hole cut out and faced with manta, also sleeve openings. Embroidered with cotton whipping stitch. (25.5 cm X 63.5 cm). Context: short style; lace German influence, from rural Coban, fiesta costume (Hun). Bottom could have worn out and been cut off. Olga Arriola de Geng Some wear, little rip at neck seam.

Hearst Museum object titled Neck hole embroidered, accession number 3-29590, described as Neck: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave cotton threads. One piece, embroidered. Neck hole faced with manta, edging whipped stitched. Embroidery-cotton, 2 ply, multi-colored. (30.5 cm X 10 cm)