Art of the Americas - Huipil, Colotenango, Guatemala

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Huipil (blouse)
Colotenango village, Guatemala
Cotton
1970s or 80s
20" (50.8 cm) high by 32" (81.2 cm) wide
Ex. private San Francisco collection

The body of this huipil was hand woven on a back-strap loom in two red and white warp-striped cotton panels and is decorated with the geometric designs characteristic of the huipils of this village. The small blue dot at the lower right corner of the central block is a supplementary weft rosette and the neck and armholes are chainstitched.

#6312

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