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 426443-426446. VERY WIDE, LONG THREE-WEBBED HUIPIL WITH UNDYED COTTON BACKGROUND AND SEVEN RED WARP BANDS WHICH ARE 2.0-3.5CM THICK. RED WARP BANDS ALTERNATE BETWEEN HAVING TWO ORANGE STRIPES WITH GREEN STRIPES IN THE CENTER AND ORANGE AND GREEN ZIPPER-LIKE STRIPE IN THE CENTER. TOP 11CM ON SIDE WEBS AND TOP 14.5CM ON THE CENTER PANEL ARE DENSELY BROCADED IN RED WITH A SINGLE BAND OF ORANGE AND GREEN. BROCADED AREAS HAVE HORIZONTAL ZIGZAGS, CHEVRONS, AND CONTINGUOUS "X" DESIGNS WHICH ARE OUTLINED AND/OR STRIPED WITH BLUE, HOT PINK, PURPLE, GREEN, ORANGE, OR MAGENTA. BENEATH THE FRONT CENTER PANEL IS A BAND OF RED, YELLOW, PURPLE, AND GREEN HORTIZONTAL ZIGZAG; BENEATH BACK CENTER PANEL IS A BROCADED BAND OF DIAMONDS HORIZONTALLY STRIPED WITH TURQOIUSE BLUE, ORANGE, PURPLE, AND GREEN. WEBS ARE SEWN TOGETHER BY BLACK AND RED ZIGZAG STITCHING. NECKLINE IS SQUARED. NECKLINE AND ARMS ARE TRIMMED IN NAVY BLUE STITCHING.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: San Juan Atitan, 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: E426443-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 121 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 100 cm