Culture/People:

Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil)  Search this

Expedition:

Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's huipil/shirt

Media/Materials:

Cotton cloth, ribbon

Techniques:

Sewn

Dimensions:

84 x 89 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

San Pedro La Laguna; San Pedro La Laguna Municipality; Sololá Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala (inferred)

Collection History:

Collected in 1928 during the Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

16/570

Barcode:

160570.000

See related items:

Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil)

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f7849441-523e-4e0d-8180-927f086ca5e3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_172110