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 426471-426475. HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF THREE WEBS OF UNDYED COTTON WITH SELVAGE STRIPES OF RED, GREEN, YELLOW, AND TURQUOISE BLUE. SQUARED NECKLINE IS TRIMMED WITH TIGHT STITCHING CONSISTING OF 0.75-1.0CM SEGMENTS OF GREEN, PINK, AND YELLOW. SURROUNDING NECKLINE, 8CM IS DOUBLE FACED BROCADED WITH DIAMONDS, WHEELS, AND ANGULAR LINES IN HOT PINK RAYON, GREEN, YELLOW, AND TURQUOISE BLUE COTTON. ARM OPENINGS TRIMMED WITH GREEN AND YELLOW STITCHING. WEB JOINS ARE SEWN WITH GREEN, YELLOW, TURQUOISE BLUE, VIOLET AND PINK STITCHING. ON SHOULDERS AND TOP HALF OF CENTER PANEL ARE AREAS OF PICKED PILE BROCADE CONSISTING OF RECTANGLES, DIAMONDS, AND X'S. ALSO BANDS OF DIAMONDS ENCASED IN RECTANGLES. COLORS USED FOR BROCADED: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, TURQUOISE BLUE, PURPLE, AND VIOLET. PAIRS OF SMALL BROCADED BOWS APPEAR ON THE SELVAGE STRIPES.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: San Ildefonso Ixtahuacan, Cuchumatan Mountains, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mam 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: E426471-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 108.75 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 59.5 cm