Garment Item Number: E214 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Garment or huipil consisting of three rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together with red thread. The panels are decorated in bands of chevron and lozenge patterns in pink, green, blue, maroon, yellow, white, purple, dark blue and red on a red ground with white vertical stripes. The bottom has a thick red and white border. The sides of the huipil are sewn with the exception of arm holes and the middle has a small, scoop neck opening.
Cultural Context
woman's garment
Item History
- Made in Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
- Collected by Robert Richards
- Owned by Robert Richards before June 8, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller) on June 8, 1972
What
- Name
- Garment
- Identification Number
- E214
- Type of Item
- garment
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 58.3 cm, width 70.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Field Collector
- Robert Richards
- Previous Owner
- Robert Richards
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 8, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on June 8, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0199/0012