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Blouse (huipil)

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Artist Unknown (Maya, K'iche')

Date

c. 1965

Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
Blouse (huipil), Artist Unknown (Maya, K'iche')
Woman's everyday blouse (Huipil): Gallery Label - Current
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Medium: Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric | Cotton, silk, synthetic
Size: 31 1/4 x 33 1/2 in. (79.38 x 85.09 cm)
Creation Place: Central America, Guatemala, Highlands region, El Quiché, Chichicastenango
Culture: Maya, K'iche', Central America, Guatemala, Highlands region, El Quiché
Style: 20th century
Physical Description: supplementary weft patterning, embroidery, appliqué, Three-paneled huipil, heavily brocaded with two-faced brocade technique; brocaded sections are multicolored in bright hues contrasted with a deep burgandy; plain weave lower half is brown. Motif is double-headed eagle at the center and shoulders, vertical zigzags at sides, and horizontal zigzags at top and bottom (feathered serpent?). Black taffeta sunburst motif appliquéd and embroidered at neck opening.
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta Grodberg Simmons
Accession Number: 2001.262.30.3
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Added to Site: February 28, 2009