Blouse Item Number: E2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of red thread. The panels are decorated in bands of chevron, zigzag, triangular and lozenge patterns with a central floral motif. The designs are in purple, pink, green, yellow, blue, orange, white and black on a red ground. The bottom has a thick red border. The sides of the huipil are sewn with the exception of arm holes and the middle has a vertical slit opening. All of the openings are edged with a piece of purple silk fabric.
History Of Use
Woman's garment.
Item History
- Made in San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala before 1971
- 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
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- E2
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 66.6 cm, width 73.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya
- 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
- San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1971
- Collection Date
- during 1971
- Ownership Date
- before August 1971
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1971
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0179/0019