Huipil

Museum number:
3-29173
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3806
Description:
huipil; red cotton ground with greenish-gold stripes, varicolored floral embroidery around neck, binding on sides and center with varicolored rayon on silk floss, round neck with slit down the middle (approx. 4 cms), L. (from neck to bottom) 54 cms, W: 91 cms
Donor:
Janette Howard Wallace
Collection place:
Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29173, described as huipil; red cotton ground with greenish-gold stripes, varicolored floral embroidery around neck, binding on sides and center with varicolored rayon on silk floss, round neck with slit down the middle (approx. 4 cms), L. (from neck to bottom) 54 cms, W: 91 cms
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29173, described as huipil; red cotton ground with greenish-gold stripes, varicolored floral embroidery around neck, binding on sides and center with varicolored rayon on silk floss, round neck with slit down the middle (approx. 4 cms), L. (from neck to bottom) 54 cms, W: 91 cms

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