Huipil For Cargoholder's Wife "Ik'Al Chilil"

Object Details

Notes: BLACK NATURAL DYED WOOL, PLAIN WOVEN WITH TRIPLE WARP STRIPES OF WHITE COTTON SPACED APPROXIMATELY 8CM ACROSS. WEFT STRIPES OF WHITE WOOL ACROSS BOTTOM AND AT TOP ON NECK SECTION ONLY. MADE OF THREE SECTIONS STITCHED TOGETHER AT EDGES WITH GREEN ACRYLIC YARN. EMBROIDERED IN ZIGZAG PATTERN AROUND ARM HOLES, AND NICHIM (FLOWER) DESIGN AROUND NECK. RED, PINK AND GREEN BRAIDED ACRYLIC YARN FORMED INTO LONG TASSLES ON FRONT AND BACK BELOW NECKTRADITIONAL HUIPIL WORN BY WIVES OF RELIGIOUS OFFICIALS. NEW WHEN PURCHASED IN 1980.
Record Last Modified: 30 Dec 2014
Specimen Count: 1