Woman's huipil/shirt

Date created
circa 1930
Culture/People
Oxchuc Tzeltal Maya (Occucero)
Collector
David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Seller
David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Collection History
Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1935.
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Place
Tenejapa; Tenejapa Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico
See related items
Oxchuc Tzeltal Maya (Occucero)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/7500
Barcode
187500.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Object Name
Woman's huipil/shirt
Media/Materials
Cotton yarn, wool yarn
Techniques
Woven, sewn, embroidered
Dimensions
135 x 92 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6879a9877-4a44-4cf1-a336-f6b0c149a582
Record ID
NMAI_200518