Huipil, Blouse

2011.05.0498

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Artifact Identification Huipil, Blouse   (2011.05.0498)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Main Garments
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1960 - 1969
Culture Mam Maya

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 93 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 50 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .1 cm
Weight 374 g
Measuring Remarks Depth=Thickness.
Materials Textile, Textile--Synthetic, Textile--Brocade, Textile--Satin, Plant--Cotton
Manufacturing Processes Sewing, Embroidering, Weaving, Textile--Embroidered, Textile--Dyed, Textile--Hand Sewn, Textile--Hand/Loom Woven
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 139.

Artifact History

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

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