Blouse Item Number: E1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, cotton, woven pieces machine sewn together. The panels are decorated with rows of purple, embroidered stylized animal figures that decrease in size with the largest near the neck. There is green, red, yellow, orange and pink detailing as well as an orange striped border along the sides, all on a cream ground. Around the scooped neck is a purple edge. The sides are not sewn together.
History Of Use
Woman's garment
Item History
- Made in San Pedro 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
- E1
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 121.2 cm, width 91.0 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 Pedro 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
- 0179/0018