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 THREE PIECE WOMAN'S CLOTHING SET CATALOGUED AS 426519-426521. HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF THREE PANELS OF UNDYED GAUZELIKE COTTON. 1CM WIDE PURPLE STITCHING JOINS THE PANELS. ROUNDED NECKLINE IS TRIMMED WITH A 3.5CM WIDE BAND OF STIFFLY BROCADED FLOWER, STEM, AND LEAF DESIGNS IN PURPLE, DARK MAGENTA, AND WHITE ON A GOLD BACKGROUND; BAND OUTLINED ON TOP AND BOTTON BY DARK MAGENTA BRAIDED STICHING. BODY OF HUIPIL HAS BROCADED DESIGNS INCLUDING BIRD-AND-TREE, STARS, RECTANGLES, HORTIZONTAL ZIGZAGS, AND OTHER GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN GOLD RAYON, LIGHT PURPLE COTTON, AND DARK MAGENTA RAYON THREADS. WOVEN INTO THE GAUZELIKE COTTON ARE DESIGNS INCLUDING TREES, TRIANGLES, RECTANGLES, AND DIAMONDS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE HUIPIL.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Quezaltenango, 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: E426519-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 117 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 103 cm