Blouse

Museum number:
3-30236
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0111 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
RGM blouse; 27 1/2" wide by 26 inches from shoulder to lower edge (one edge has an additional fringe); made up of three pieces of textile sewn together with white thread; center panel is basically red with multicolored designs, while side panels are red and white striped with less designs; middle panel has design of 5 human figures (women?) with hats, among others.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Guatemala
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blouses (main garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 3-30236, described as RGM blouse; 27 1/2" wide by 26 inches from shoulder to lower edge (one edge has an additional fringe); made up of three pieces of textile sewn together with white thread; center panel is basically red with multicolored designs, while side panels are red and white striped with less designs; middle panel has design of 5 human figures (women?) with hats, among others.

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