Guatemala - Embroidered, Woven Huipil

Guatemala - Embroidered, Woven Huipil

Guatemala huipil Backstrap woven ceremonial güipil, silk embroidery Depicts the Maya cosmos, north, south, east, west and the center with the sun and the stages of the moon.
  • Object: Guatemala - Embroidered, Woven Huipil
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: c.1970
  • Dimensions: -
  • Culture Area: mesoamerica / Guatemala
  • Cultural Group: Maya / Chichicastenango
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Jeanne Sloane
  • Catalog #: 112.042