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Huipil with Bird Designs
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Huipil with Bird Designs

Maker Unknown, Ixil Maya
Date20th C
MediumCotton, cloth
Dimensions22 1/2” H x 34” W (G)
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Beverly Porte
Object numberNLA2008.01.POR
DescriptionRed huipil (woman’s traditional blouse), woven on a traditional back strap loom, and stitched closed at the sides. It has four colorful birds on the front and back, and four colorful geometric panels on the shoulders.
ClassificationsTextiles
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