Huipil
Woman’s blouse that would have been worn for everyday wear. Undecorated length would have been tucked into skirt and fastened with a belt. Recent years has seen the use of blues and greens away from the older red style.
Object Summary
| Museum Number | 185/2008/3 |
| Simple Name | blouse |
| Full Name | blouse (huipil) |
| Common Name | huipil |
| Production country | Guatemala |
| Material | cotton; wool |
| Period classification | Modern (1945-) |
| Collection class | Clothing and accessories |
| Collection continent | America |
| Collection area/region | CENT |
| Production parish | Cakchiquel |
| Production town | Santa Catarina Palopó |
| Production county | Sololá |
| Production continent | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Production date | 1990s |
| Cultural group | Maya |
| Function name | garment |