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Guatemala: El Quiché, Chichicastenango
Quiché (K'iche') language group
Huipil (woman's)
1930s - 1950s
Plain weave; Supplementary weft patterning; Embroidered; Applique
Cotton with silk supplementary wefts and embroidery
27 x 27 in. (68.6 x 68.6 cm) overall
Harriet Tidball Collection
TC 77.7-44
Keywords: Geometric pattern; Bird motifs; Decorative seaming; Stitches: chain, closed Cretan join, cross, buttonhole
Guatemala: El Quiché, Chichicastenango
Quiché (K'iche') language group
Huipil (woman's)
1930s - 1950s
Plain weave; Supplementary weft patterning; Embroidered; Applique
Cotton with silk supplementary wefts and embroidery
27 x 27 in. (68.6 x 68.6 cm) overall
Harriet Tidball Collection
TC 77.7-44
Keywords: Geometric pattern; Bird motifs; Decorative seaming; Stitches: chain, closed Cretan join, cross, buttonhole
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