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Blouse3289/41

Blouse made of two panels of red and white fine pinstripe cotton base, folded in half, with a rectangular keyhole opening for the head. The sides and centre are stitched together with sections of coloured thread in pink, purple, dark blue, green and orange. The front and back bib is heavily decorated with embroidery, with different coloured geometric diamond designs on a red background, outlined with rectangles of solid colours. Metallic Lurex thread is used throughout. The armholes also each have a band of embroidery as well as a solid band horizontally across the middle. The bottom edge is unfinished. There are braided purple, blue, green and orange ties at the neckline.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3289/42

Blouse made of two rectangular panels of fabric, stitched together, and with an opening for the head. The sides are stitched together with multiple sections of thread leaving armholes. The front is heavily decorated with embroidered geometric diamond design around the neckhole, armholes and across the abdomen. There are braided pink, red and green ties at the keyhole neckline.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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