Blouse Item Number: Sa236 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Short multicoloured blouse with embroidery. The blouse is made from three panels, creating a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with yellow thread. On the front and back the embroidery repeats a cross, diamond and zigzag motif in rows on black ground. Around the bottom hem is a black border. The inside is unlined and the numerous supplementary wefts are left untrimmed.
History Of Use
The huipil is a traditional tunic-like garment worn by women. It is usually made of 1-3 pieces of back strap loom woven fabric lengths, joined at the side selvedges. They are often elaborately decorated with supplementary weft brocading or embroidery.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Item History
- Made in Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before July 1976
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during July 1976
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- Sa236
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 43.0 cm, width 99.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cakchiquel
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before July 1976
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0318/0014 c