Culture/People:

K'iche' Maya (Quiché)  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 yarn, embroidery floss

Techniques:

Woven, embroidered

Dimensions:

88 x 84 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

Quetzaltenango (Xela); Quetzaltenango Municipality; Quetzaltenango Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala

Date created:

1920-1928

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:

16/621

Barcode:

160621.000

See related items:

K'iche' Maya (Quiché)

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6472af489-0844-49e5-bee8-3f1afd109cb9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_172317