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 SIX PIECE WOMAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426522-426527. CONSTRUCTED OF SINGLE PANEL OF COTTON CLOTH WITH BROCADED DESIGNS. TOP HALF OF HUIPIL IS DARK BLUE WITH TWO PLEATS WHICH SET OFF A CENTRAL AREA. TOP HALF HAS ROWS OF MULTICOLORED BROCADED DESIGNS (GEOMETRIC FIGURES, BIRDS, HUMANS, AND ANIMALS) WHICH ARE SEPARATED BY BANDS WHICH ENCASE EITHER CHEVRONS OR HORIZONTAL ZIGZAGS. LOWER HALF OF DARK BLUE SECTION HAS ROWS OF MULTICOLORED RECTANGLES. COLORS USED: GOLD, TURQUOISE BLUE, BLUE, GREEN, WHITE, MAGENTA, RED, YELLOW, ORANGE, AND LAVENDER. BOTTOM HALF OF HUIPIL IS WOVEN WITH DARK BLUE ON THE WARP AND UNDYED COTTON ON THE WEFT WHICH CREATES A FLECKED EFFECT. THIS SECTION IS UNPLEATED. THE ROUNDED NECKLINE AND ARM OPENINGS ARE TRIMMED WITH A NARROW BAND OF GREEN VELVET. NECKLINE HAS A SLIT IN THE BACK WHICH CLOSES WITH A METAL SNAP. LOWER HALF OF HUIPIL FLARES SLIGHTLY. BOTTOM OF BLUE SECTION HAS 3 UNDYED WEFT PINSTRIPES.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Totonicapan, Quezaltenango-Totonicapan Basin, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Quiche (K'iche') 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: E426522-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 76.5 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 85 cm