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 426366-426369. TWO-WEBBED HUIPIL OF HEAVY, RED DOUBLE TWIST WOVEN COTTON WITH REGULARLY SPACED (EVERY 1.25CM) PAIRS OF HANDSPUN BROWN COTTON (CUYUSCATE) WARP PINSTRIPES INTERSPERSED WITH BRIGHTLY COLORED WARP STRIPES IN GROUPS OF THREE: TEAL-VIOLET-TEAL, YELLOW-GREEN-YELLOW, AND BLUE-WHITE-BLUE, SPACED 12-13CM APART. THE WEB SEAM IS ATTACHED WITH A 1CM WIDE RANDA WHICH HAS 0.5CM LONG COLOR SEGMENTS OF BLUE, PINK, GREEN, WHITE, PURPLE, AND YELLOW, EACH ALTERNATING WITH A VIOLET SEGMENT. NECKLINE WRAPPED TIGHTLY WITH MULTICOLORED SEGMENTS OF EMBROIDERY THREAD, LIKE THE RANDA. NECKLINE HAS V-SHAPED SLIT IN FRONT TIGHTLY WRAPPED IN BLUE THREAD. ARM OPENINGS ALSO TIGHTLY WRAPPED IN BLUE THREAD. THE 14CM AROUND THE NECKLINED ARE EMBROIDERED WITH A BAND OF HALF OVALS OUTLINED IN LAVENDER, TWO BANDS OF MULTICOLORED FLOWERS WITH STEMS, LEAVES, AND TASSELS, AND LINES SEPARATING THE BANDS. COLORS USED IN EMBROIDERY: PALE BLUE, RED, ORANGE, LAVENDER, GREEN, BROWN, BLACK, PINK, VIOLET, YELLOW, WHITE, AND TURQUOISE BLUE.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sumpango, Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Cakchikel (Kaqchikel) 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: E426366-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 92 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 49 cm