Huipil

Museum number:
3-29435
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4117
Description:
Huipil, white cotton dotted swiss, multi-colored embroidery in geometric design around neck and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neck and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn. Length 46.0 cm, width 91.5 cm
Donor:
Mrs. Harry B. Perrin
Collection place:
Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1987
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 3-29435, described as Huipil, white cotton dotted swiss, multi-colored embroidery in geometric design around neck and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neck and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn. Length 46.0 cm, width 91.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29435, described as Huipil, white cotton dotted swiss, multi-colored embroidery in geometric design around neck and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neck and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn. Length 46.0 cm, width 91.5 cm

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