Huipil, Part Of Woman's Clothing Set
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Feb 1991
label: Collection Date
content: 1956 to 1983
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. R A. Horton
label: Collector
content: Elvira Aldana
label: Donor Name
content: Mr. R A. Horton
notes: label: Notes
content: PART OF FOUR PIECE WOMAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGED AS 426434-426437. LONG HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF THREE WEBS OF COTTON CLOTH WITH UNDYED COTTON BACKGROUND AND RED WARP STRIPES WHICH HAVE ORANGE AND BLUE PINSTRIPES. UPPER THIRD OF EACH PANEL HAS BROCADED HORIZONTAL RED BANDS AND THIN RED COTTON STRIPES AS WELL AS MULTICOLORED BANDS OF SMALL GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE, ORANGE, AND PINK SQUARES AND BLUE & GREY HORIZONTAL ZIGZAGS. CENTER PANEL IS MORE DENSELY BROCADED THAN THE OUTER PANELS.NECKLINE CONSISTS OF WHITE COTTON CLOTH DECORATED WITH BLUE AND ORANGE RICKRACK AND PINK BRAID. BOTH COTTON AND WOOL THREAD ARE USED IN BROCADED DESIGN.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Todos Santos, Cuchumatan Mountains, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mam Maya
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 387111
label: USNM Number
content: E426435-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 81 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 79 cm