Object Details
- Collection History
- Purchased by Virginia Berton (1922-2012) between 1966 and 1969 while she was travelling in Guatemala; donated to NMAI by Virginia Berton in 2001.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Highland Maya (attributed)
- Collector
- Virginia Berton, Non-Indian, 1922-2012
- Previous owner
- Virginia Berton, Non-Indian, 1922-2012
- Donor
- Virginia Berton, Non-Indian, 1922-2012
- Date created
- circa 1965
- Object Name
- Woman's huipil/shirt (unfinished)
- Media/Materials
- Cotton yarn
- Techniques
- Woven, sewn
- Dimensions
- 124 x 101 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments
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