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Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
$5000

Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
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  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango
  • Everyday Huipil from Quetzaltenango

The following item belongs to the range of “Antique and Rare Items of the Casa de Artes’ Treasures Series”. This item can only be purchased online using PAYPAL or a US Dollar Check sent to our P.O. Box address in Florida, USA. For buying instructions and more pictures, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Three panel Huipil.  The designs are woven with silk (some yellow and white), mercerized cotton and cotton (mollusk).  The collar is decorated with hand embroider flowers, birds and animals.  A thick hand embroidered randa joins each panel.  The designs are woven only half of the huipil. Designs: zoomorphic: Quetzal birds, birds; Geom.: Eye of God, zigzags, serpent, flower vases and trees. 

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Age: Approximately woven in the 1960's
Ethnic Group: K’iché
Origin: Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango
Materials: Cotton, mercerized cotton and silk; natural dyes: mollusk.
Use: Everyday Huipil
Technique: Woven on a foot loom
Size: Approximately 34” x 36.5”
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