White rayon huipil with polychrome embroidery. Information from Mrs. Amanda Hun, a ladina from Guatamala, personal communication 1992 (Margot Schevill); Commercially woven rayon cloth. Purchased at the largest store in Coban, called "Deatz" - owned by a
Donor:
Mrs. Leroy W. Hahn
Collection place:
Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Leroy W. Hahn and Mrs. Leroy W. Hahn
Materials:
Rayon
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1972-1973 #21: U.C. San Diego Art Gallery (October 20, 1972–December 27, 1972)