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SashSa224

Black wool weave with thin white cotton stripes. Twisted fringe at both ends.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa213

Skirt made with pieces of cotton fabric with raw edges joined by a central embroidered strip to form a rectangular tube. The detailing consists of a horizontal pattern of two widely spaced, white, parallel pinstripes, alternating with four narrowly spaced, white, parallel pinstripes on a dark blue ground. The central embroidered hand sewn strip is in repeating colours of orange, purple, blue, green and pink.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa212

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, red, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of purple thread. It is decorated with various sizes of diamond-shaped brocaded patterns of purple, orange and green on the red ground. The huipil hangs longer in the back than in the front. The middle has a vertical slit opening.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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