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Figure2738/194 a-b

Painted wood statuette grouping on a flat base of Santo Tomas and a penitent. Metal-crowned saint standing on a rounded pedestal (originally holding something in his left hand) has monk-like hair style of fringe around bald top and wears a black and brown mantle over a long white robe. In front of him kneels a bearded figure (b) wearing a green top and black short pants.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1376/7

Black blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with orange. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with black stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with floral and leaf motifs in many colours, some metallic, on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with the same floral and leaf motifs. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven in the back. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1376/8

Brown blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with red. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with brown, green and black stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with floral and leaf motifs in many colours on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with floral and leaf motifs on maroon ground. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse379/1

Ecru blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a round neck, short sleeves and side slits. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with red. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with black stitching. The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with a geometric pattern in many colours on black ground. The upper side panels and sleeves have smaller squares with the same geometric pattern. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse379/4

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of purple thread. The panels are decorated in bands with a chevron, zigzag, triangular and lozenge patterns in red, green, grey, dark blue and yellow on a blue ground. The sides of the huipil are sewn. The middle has a vertical slit opening and there are two small openings on the sides. The back edge is raw.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse379/3

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of navy thread. The panels are decorated in stripes with a chevron, zigzag and lozenge patterns in red, green, purple, yellow, white, orange and black on a blue ground. The sides of the huipil are sewn and the middle has a vertical slit opening.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSa331

Paneled blouse or huipil with decorated t-shaped bodice and back; rounded neckline. Panels are continuous over the shoulders with seams on the sides and two seams front and back. Central panels is brown with cream side panels. Decorated portions are vertically ribbed and decorated with green leaves, pink and white flowers with blue, yellow and purple detailing on a dark red ground. Around the scoop neck is a pointed scallop-shaped trim in dark red-brown and orange chain stitches with circles on each shoulder. Border of down pointing chevrons at sleeve openings and v-shapes along bottom. Black straight stitched hem for one half panel, brown for another; centre selvedges at hem, others raw.

Culture
Quiche
Material
synthetic fibre ?, dye, wool fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothSa229

Cloth (tzute) with warp-faced multicoloured striped cotton made of two widths of fabric joined with multicoloured toothed embroidery. One end is unfinished, and the other end is hemmed with multi-strand green cotton whip stitch.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressSa207

Headdress composed of two rectangles of red cotton with blue stripes joined at the centre by multicoloured insertion stitch embroidery (randa). The headdress is decorated with a wide band of multicoloured floral design brocade flanked by bands of multicoloured chevrons and has a tassel of untwisted maroon silk at each corner.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashSa206

Sash made of red cotton with brocaded multicoloured geometric design borders at both ends. Finished with a fringe made of twisted warp yarns at each end.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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