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 426467-426470. HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF A SINGLE PANEL OF COTTON CLOTH. A TIGHTLY SEWN RANDA TRIMS THE ARM OPENINGS AND NECKLINE AND LINES THE TOP OF THE SHOULDERS IN 1.0-2.5CM LONG COLOR SEGMENTS OF RED, GREEN, PURPLE, AND YELLOW. NECKLINE CONSISTS OF A HORIZONTAL SLIT. COTTON HAS AN UNDYED BACKGROUND WITH RED HORIZONTAL PINSTRIPES AND HORIZONTAL BANDS OF RED WITH FLECKS OF PINK, TURQUOISE BLUE, TEAL, HOT PINK, WHITE, AND YELLOW. THESE BANDS OCCUPY 17.5CM TOP OF THE HUIPIL AND 3.5CM AT THE BASE OF THE HUIPIL. IN THE CENTER, WHHERE UNDYED BACKGROUND IS MORE VISIBLE, THERE ARE MORE DISTANTLY SPACED FLECKED HORIZONTAL STRIPES. VERTICALLY, IN THIS AREA, THERE ARE BROCADED GROUPSOF ROWS OF X'S, LATTICE OF INTERLOCKING X'S, AND THIN CHEVRONS IN GROUPS OF 12. COLORS USED: TEAL, GREEN, TURQUOISE BLUE, ORANGE, YELLOW, MAGENTA, BLUE, HOT PINK, PURPLE, LIGHT GREEN, MAROON, AND PINK
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: San Pedro Necta, 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: E426467-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 73.5 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 60 cm