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© Bruce M. White, 2014.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Ceremonial Huipil (Woman's Blouse) with Long Brocaded Center Panel

Place CreatedChichicastenango, Guatemala, North America
CultureK'iche' Maya
Dateca. 1910
MediumCotton
Credit LineBright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles
Dimensions11 in. (27.9 cm)
Object number2009.042.028
Exhibition HistoryThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 19 - December 17, 2017

Published ReferencesThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/items/show/82.
"Creations of the Red Goddess: the Women's Blouse (Pot, Huipil) from Chichicastenango over Time," Threads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/exhibits/show/essays/redgoddess.
ProvenanceEx coll. Samuel R. Bright, Jr. (1936-2001) and Mickey Paddock Bright Griffin, United States, purchased from Yuri Saldyt, New Mexico, January 21, 1989.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas