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BlouseSa236

Short multicoloured blouse with embroidery. The blouse is made from three panels, creating a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with yellow thread. On the front and back the embroidery repeats a cross, diamond and zigzag motif in rows on black ground. Around the bottom hem is a black border. The inside is unlined and the numerous supplementary wefts are left untrimmed.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothSa235

Cloth made of two red brocaded cotton panels stitched together lengthwise. Each has lengthwise bands in red, blue, pink, violet and green. Bordered with bands of multicoloured diamonds at the shorter ends. The remainder of the cloth has bands of multicoloured flowers, birds, and deer in green, blue,purple and pink with white and yellow. Wrong side supplementary wefts worked into weaving.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa237

Skirt made of blue cotton with horizontal bands and stripes in lighter blue. The skirt has both horizontal and vertical seams, each finished with multicoloured decorative plain insertion stitched bands (randa) in cotton and synthetic fibre. The top selvedge edge is folded to the inside (14.5 cm).

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
dye, cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSa164

A blue cotton belt with braided warp yarns at each end. Loops of pink, yellow and white cotton yarn are attached to braided warp yarns. Embroidered designs include red and dark pink flowers, green leaves and pairs of white birds. White stripe along each edge.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Maria De Jesus, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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