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 CATALOGUED AS 426476-426479. HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF THREE WEBS OF UNDYED COTTON. TOP HALF COVERED WITH GOLD, PURPLE, AND MAGENTA AS WELL AS SOME TEAL BROCADED DESIGNS. DESIGNS INCLUDE DIAMONDS, GOLD AND PURPLE TREES, AND FEATHER SERPENT (ELABORATE HORIZONTAL ZIGZAGS). NECKLINE AND ARM OPENINGS ARE TRIMMED IN SYNTHETIC LACE AND A BAND OF LAVENDER AND GOLD FABRIC TAPE. SEWN ATOP EACH SHOULDER AND BENEATH THE NECKLINE ON FRONT AND BACK ARE LAVENDER, PEACH, AND WHITE FLOWERS OF SYNTHETIC FABRIC. BOTTOM HALF IS COVERED IN BROCADED DESIGN OF UNDYED COTTON DIAMONDS. SPOTTY STAINS ON HUIPIL.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos, 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: E426476-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 98 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 76.5 cm