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 FIVE PIECE WOMAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426504-426508. HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF 3 PANELS OF HEAVY, COARSELY WOVEN, UNDYED COTTON CLOTH SEWN TOGETHER WITH DARK BLUE ZIGZAG STITCHING. ROUNDED NECKLINE IS TRIMMED WITH ORANGE AND BURGUNDY STICHING OUTINING APPLIQUED BLACK, SHINY SYNTHETIC FABRIC. IN FRONT, NECKLINE HAS A SMALL V-SHAPED OPENING TRIMMED IN BLACK THREAD--THIS TIES OFF WITH BLACK THREAD. ARM OPENINGS ARE TRIMMED WITH HOT PINK AND GREEN RANDA. THE UPPER QUARTER OF EACH SIDE PANEL AND THE UPPER HALF OF CENTER PANEL ARE COVERERED WITH DENSE, PICKED-PILE BROCADE. THE BROCADE HAS A BURGUNDY BACKGROUND WITH ORANGE, PURPLE, GREEN, YELLOW, WHITE, AND BLUE DOTS, ZIGZAGS, AND CHEVRONS.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Chichicastenango, Quiche, 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: E426504-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 85 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 67 cm