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Object Timeline

1950	Work on this object ended.
1955	We acquired this object.
2003	We photographed this object.
2012	We photographed this object.
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Huipil (Guatemala)

This is a Huipil. It is dated 1900–1950 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is cotton and its technique is compound weave, embroidered. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Charles Iklé. It is credited Gift of Charles Iklé.

This huipil, a type of traditional garment, is laid flat, showing its rectangular shape with arm openings at the upper side seams, and a vertical neck slit centered at the top. The cotton is a creamy color, with five vertical purple stripes. A stripe runs along the left edge; a short stripe runs along the upper right edge; two stripes divide the huipil into thirds; a split stripe at center runs almost to the bottom, ending in a little tuft of fringe. The center panel is decorated with pairs of purple stylized animals, arranged in rows.

Huipil (Mexico)
cotton.
Gift of Max Saltzman.
1976-45-1

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 53.5 x 106 cm (21 1/16 x 41 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Huipil (Guatemala); cotton; Warp x Weft: 53.5 x 106 cm (21 1/16 x 41 3/4 in.); Gift of Charles Iklé; 1955-44-2

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2Ck42/
Accession Number 1955-44-2
Object ID 18404619