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Guatemalan Huipil, Textile from Central America

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Guatemalan Huipil, Textile from Central America
This is a Guatemalan Huipil that was used for everyday wear and is circa 1980. It is from San Antonio Palopo, Guatemala. It was handwoven on a backstrap loom and is made up of for panels. The neck hole was originally cut at one end of the huipil and them moved to the other. The opening on the bottom was left and the neck hole at the other end has a binding on it.


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