Garment
Item number E131 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Garment woven with bands of geometric design in red, blue, green, and purple on white. The garment has a slit opening at the top centre at both the front and back, and openings at the top of each side.
Cultural Context
domestic
Specific Techniques
Huipil made from one 37 cm wide 4-selvedge woven length that has been cut in half laterally and joined together along the lengthwise selvedge edges. Probably backstrap loomed warp faced plain weave ground fabric. Warp: 2 singles (s-plied); weft: 3 singles (s-plied). Woven with bands of edge-to-edge geometric patterning throughout, most in continuous two-faced supplementary weft patterning over 1 to 3 warps. Supplementary weft: three 2-ply (each s-plied). Some bands feature weft-faced weave patterning. Hand-stitched front and back centre seams, head-hole created by break in stitching. Side seams have been stitched closed with hand-stitching. One lower edge of the huipil features warp-end selvedge edges, the other has been hemmed with hand-stitching.
Item History
- Made in Guatemala
- Collected by Robert Richards during 1971
- Owned by Robert Richards before August 1971
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller) during August 1971
What
- Name
- Garment
- Identification Number
- E131
- Type of Item
- garment
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 45.0 cm, width 73.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
Who
- Culture
- Maya
- Field Collector
- Robert Richards
- Previous Owner
- Robert Richards
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1971
- Ownership Date
- before August 1971
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1971
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0179/0003
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