DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Huipil

NameHuipil

Place madeGuatemala, Central America

MediumCotton

Dimensions44 × 42 1/2 in. (111.7602 × 107.9502 cm)

Credit LineGift of Florence Dibell Bartlett

Object numberA.1955.1.713 MA

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionBlue, yellow and red on white. Quezaltenango huipil, treadle-loomed, two panel, two selvedge, upper part of huipil has weftstriping of indigo, yellow, and red, plus indigo and white ikat, hand sewn seams, very fineindigo warp stripes at center of huipil, hand-embroidered neckline in gold, maroon, turquoiseand blue silk, center randa in maroon and gold silk Some staining. Age, circa 1920s-30s.