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 426485-426488. HUIPIL CONSTRUCTED OF TWO PANELS OF RED COTTON CLOTH WHICH ARE SEWN TOGETHER IN THE CENTER. EACH PANEL IS PLEATED ONCE IN THE CENTER. THE UNTRIMMED NECKLINE CONSISTS OF A SLIT OPENING IN FRONT AND BACK OF HUIPIL. CLOTH HAS WEFT STRIPES OF GREEN AND YELLOW & BLUE AND YELLOW, WHICH ARE PART OF THE WOVEN FABRIC. GREEN, YELLOW, AND BLUE STRIPESARE ALSO BROCADED ONTO THE CLOTH. OTHER BROCADED DESIGNS INCLUDE BANDS OF GEOMETRIC FIGURES (CHEVRONS, DIAMONDS, TRIANGLES, AND HOURGLASSES) IN GREEN, BLUE, AND YELLOW. WIDE BAND OF CHEVRONS APPEAR ALONG EACH SHOULDER.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: San Juan Ostuncalco, Queztaltengo, 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: E426485-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Huipil
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 77 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 77 cm