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Ceremonial huipil

1935

Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena
Guatemala, Guatemala

Woven on backstrap loom, with a base of natural and handspun brown cotton with brocades done in silk and wool, hand embroidered neckline

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Title: Ceremonial huipil
Date Created: 1935
Location Created: San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango / Mayan language spoken in region: Kaqchikel
Physical Dimensions: Length: 110 cm, Width: 106 cm
Type: Ceremonial Huipil
Photographer: Anne Girard
Original Source: http://www.museoixchel.org/
Rights: ©Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena Photographic Archive
Medium: Woven on backstrap loom, cotton with brocades done in silk and wool

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