Huipil From 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 426340-426343. TWO-WEBBED HUIPIL OF UNDYED HEAVYWEIGHT COTTON BROCADED WITH MULTICOLORED BIRD, HUMAN, AND ANIMAL DESIGN MOTIFS AND DIAMONDS ON THE UPPER 3/4 OF OBJECT. DESIGNS ARE APPROXIMATELY 16CM HIGH AND 7-15CM WIDE. COLORS USED: RED, TEAL, ORANGE, YELLOW, PURPLE, BLUE, LAVENDER, AND VIOLET. NECKLINE TRIMMED WITH TIGHTLY WRAPPED PURPLE THREAD; SLIT OPENING IN FRONT TIED OFF WITH BRAIDED PURPLE THREAD. AROUND THE NECKLINE, THERE IS A CONTINUOUS LOOP DESIGN IN BLUE, ORANGE, GREEN, AND YELLOW. ONE ARM OPENING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TORN.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Santa Maria Nebaj, Cuchumatan Mountains, El Quiche, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ixil 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: E426340-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 93 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 64 cm