Blouse (Huipil)

Provenance

Hazel Crow Ewell (also Mrs. James C. Ewell, 1888-1972), Ringwood, IL, by Oct. 31, 1969 [incoming receipt RX7224, Oct. 31, 1969; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1969.

Blouse (Huipil)

Maya

1900/50

Accession Number

32418

Medium

Cotton and silk, plain weave with patterning and brocading wefts and bands of warp chevron twill weave; joined with cotton and silk in double running stitches

Dimensions

157.2 × 99.1 cm (61 7/8 × 39 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland