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Woman's blouse (Huipil)
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Artist Unknown (Guatemala)
Date

c. 1980
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Medium: Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric | Cotton; discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
Size: 47 3/4 x 30 5/16 in. (121.3 x 77 cm)
Creation Place: North America, Central America, Guatemala, El Quiché, Santa María Nebaj
Culture: North America, Central America, Guatemala, El Quiché
Physical Description: Three-panel huipil; side panels are of store-bought fabric; central pattern is predominantly red, weft faced ground, with many rows of patterning in yellow, orange, green and white. Patterns include birds, animals, triangular shapes and "psuedo-chevrons." Neckline is round-cut, surrounded by appliquéd and embroidered circle and loops.
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Roberta and Richard Simmons
Accession Number: 88.103.16
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Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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