Woman's blouse (Huipil)

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Title	Woman's blouse (Huipil)
Artist	Artist Unknown (Maya)
Date	c. 1990
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation | Cotton; embroidery

Size:

21 1/2 x 36 in. (54.61 x 91.44 cm)

Creation Place:

Guatemala, Highland region, Alta Verapaz, Cobán

Culture:

Maya, Guatemala, Highland region, Alta Verapaz

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

White background (sheer) with supplementary weft patterning; embroidery at neckline and arms, black, red, blue, yellow, orange, green, pink.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta Grodberg Simmons

Accession Number:

2002.280.39

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009