Treadle-loomed manta. Two pieces joined front, side, back by hand stitching. Cut warps hemmed by hand. Head hole cut out, slit and head hole bound by embroidery; sleeves cut out and bounded by embroidery.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
San Gaspar Ixchil, Huehuetenango
Culture or time period:
Mam
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 71 centimeters and length 54 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Treadle loomed cotton yarn, singles in white. Embroidery with cotton yearn, singles, multi-colored. Native name and meaning: Huipil- blouse CONTEXT OF USE: Embroiderer's mark in yellow yarn on lower back panel. Embroidery done with a fake brocade stitch, characteristic of San Gaspar Ixchil (Arriola de Geng). May be woven in San Gaspar Ixchil (Green). CONSERVATION: Good.