Huipil, Blouse

2011.05.0447

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Artifact Identification Huipil, Blouse   (2011.05.0447)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Main Garments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1970 - 1979
Culture K'iche' Maya
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 80.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 76.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.3 cm
Weight 924 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Cotton, Textile--Silk (sedalina), Pigment--Dye, Textile--Brocade
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Hand Sewn, Textile--Hand/Loom Woven, Textile--Dyed, Textile--Embroidered

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Altman, Patricia B., Caroline D. West, and Los Angeles California. Threads of Identity: Maya Costume of the 1960s in Highland Guatemala. Los Angeles, California, USA: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992, p 166.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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