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Guatemalan Huipil Cloth w/ Birds & Feathered Serpents
Guatemalan Huipil Cloth w/ Birds & Feathered Serpents
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Description
**Originally Listed at $200**

Guatemala, San Juan Sacatapequez or Aldea area, ca. mid 20th century CE. The cloth of a huipil (blouse), a bright royal blue rectangle with a red and purple stripe on the right edge. There are large, multicolored figures - greens, oranges, yellows, purples… - in eight rows decorating the center. These show birds, animals, and feathered serpents. The huipil is worn by the Maya people, made of two panels of cotton fabric woven on a backstrap loom joined at the sides. Please note that this piece is not sewn into the shape of a blouse, but is the cloth for one. Size: 56" L x 22" W (142.2 cm x 55.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Morgan Collection, Santa Monica, CA.

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#115014
Condition
Some wear and fading to colors of fabric, with a few small pulls/loose threads around the edges.
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Guatemalan Huipil Cloth w/ Birds & Feathered Serpents

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