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 A FOUR-PIECE WOMAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426421-426424. THIS IS A WIDE, TWO-WEBBED HUIPIL, SEWN AT CENTER AND ALONG SIDES. OF COTTON CLOTH. THERE ARE TWO WIDE BANDS OF RED ALONG THE SHOULDERS SEPARATED BY A BAND OF MULTICOLORED STRIPES (CONSISTING OF CHAINS OF RECTANGLES) WHICH IS BORDERED ABOVE AND BELOW WITH DARK GOLD BAND WITH PURPLE FLORAL DESIGNS. THE BODY OF THE HUIPIL HAS FOUR BANDS OF DOUBLE FACED BROCADED DESIGNS, ALL MULTICOLORED. EACH BAND HAS A DIFFERENT DESIGN; DESIGNS INCLUDE: ANIMALS, FEATHERED SERPENT (HOT PINK AND DARK BLUE), A FLORAL DESIGN, AND A DESIGN WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY--IT APPEARS TO BE AN ANIMAL, IN PROFILE, NEXT TO A PLANT OR INSECT. THE BANDS ARE SEPARATED BY BANDS OF MULTICOLORED "SEPARATOR" STRIPES WHICH CONSIST OF CHAINS OF SQUARES. COLORS USED IN STRIPES AND BROCADED DESIGNS: GREEN, RED, PURPLE, BLUE, LIGHT GOLD, BRIGHT PINK, TURQUOISE BLUE, VIOLET, LAVENDER, DARK BLUE, DARK GOLD. AT BASE, THERE IS A LESS DECORATED AREA WHERE THE DARK GOLD BACKGROUND FABRIC HAS FRINGED TURQUOISE LINE AND A BAND OF TURQUOISE FLORAL/LEAF DESIGN BORDERED ABOVE AND BELOW WITH PINK LINES. NECKLINE IS A V-SHAPED SLIT OPENING.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Comalapa, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Cakchikel (Kaqchikel) 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: E426421-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 95 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 58.5 cm