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Ceremonial overblouse for a Cofradía
c.1960
Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena
Guatemala, Guatemala
Ceremonial overblouse made of two panels woven on a backstrap loom, with warp stripes typical of the place. The yoke is hand-embroidered in a local and ancient style, with floral and geometric decorations. This type of piece is used by the women from the confraternity on the day of the saint patron.
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- Title: Ceremonial overblouse for a Cofradía
- Date Created: c.1960
- Location Created: Patzún, Chimaltenango/ Mayan language spoken in region: Kaqchikel
- Type: Ceremonial overblouse
- Photographer: Anne Girard
- Original Source: http://www.museoixchel.org/
- Rights: ©Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena Photographic Archive
- Medium: Hand embroidered, on two woven panels made on a backstrap loom
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