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 WOMANS' CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426489-426493. HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF TWO PANELS OF UNDYED COTTON CLOTH. ROUNDED NECKLINE TRIMMED IN RANDA-LIKE STITCHING IN 1.0CM COLOR SEGMENTS OF PINK, BLUE, TURQUOISE BLUE, BRICK RED, ORANGE, AND GREEN. BENEATH NECKLINE IN FRONT IS A V-SHAPED SLIT WITH BROCADED BRICK RED TRIANGLES. ON FRONT OF HUIPIL, AT THE TOP OF EACH PANEL IS A ROW OF 4 LARGE ANIMALS BROCADED MOSTLY IN BRICK RED WITH SOME ORANGE, BLUE, DARK ORANGE, AND GREEN. ON BACK OF HUIPIL, THE TOP 15 CM ARE COVERED IN A BAND OF MULTICOLORED DIAMONDS AND LINES WHICH FORM A HORIZONTAL ZIGZAG AND SEVERAL TRIANGLES. BENEATH THIS BAND IS A ROW OF LARGE ANMIALS (SEEN IN PROFILE) SURROUNDED BY SMALLED ANIMALS AND BIRDS. COLORS OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS: BRICK RED, ORANGE, DARK ORANGE, BLUE, GREEN, MAGENTA, AND RED. ARM OPENINGS ARE HEMMED WITH DARK/BRICK RED ZIGZAG STITCHING.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Nahuala, Lake Atitlan Region, Solala, 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: E426489-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 107 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 86 cm