Image

Unknown Maker, Guatemalan

Huipil,

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Guatemalan, K'iche Maya

Title

Huipil

Medium

cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Backstrap-loom-woven cotton plain weave with cotton and silk supplementary weft patterning and cotton embroidery at seams

Techniques

Backstrap-loom-woven cotton plain weave with cotton and silk supplementary weft patterning and cotton embroidery at seams

Dimensions

49.5 cm (19 1/2 inches) (length)

Place

Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala

Type

Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Barbara Deering Danielson

Object Number

82.308.33B

About

Huipil

Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala

Exhibition History

From the Loom of a Goddess

February 23 - August 19, 2018

Use

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