Woman's huipil/shirt

Woman's huipil/shirt
Culture/People
K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Collector
Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian
Previous owner
Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian
Seller
Olympia Altuve (Olympia Altruve), Non-Indian
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collected by Guatemalan scholar Olympia Altuve at an unknown date; purchased from her 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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Place
Quetzaltenango (Xela); Quetzaltenango Municipality; Quetzaltenango Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
See related items
K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/611
Barcode
160611.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Object Name
Woman's huipil/shirt
Media/Materials
Cotton cloth, embroidery floss
Techniques
Embroidered
Dimensions
108 x 131 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66f4ce501-b2f2-47d5-a2ac-2d7a1f5a16be
Record ID
NMAI_172307