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Saint’s Huipil, Blouse

2011.05.0488

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Artifact Identification Saint’s Huipil, Blouse   (2011.05.0488)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1980 - 1986
Culture Maya

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 28 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 27.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .3 cm
Weight 120 g
Measuring Remarks Depth = thickness.
Materials Plant--Cotton, Textile--Cotton, Textile--Silk (Sedalina) (Lustrina), Metal, Pigment--Dye
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Hand/Loom Woven ?, Textile--Dyed, Textile--Hand Sewn
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda 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 128.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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