Blouse (huipil)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Blouse (huipil)

Kaqchikel Maya artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-68ca1eb5cbc9

Date
c. 1980
Medium
Cotton
Culture
Kaqchikel Maya
Department
Global Contemporary Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
63832

The highly skilled weavers of San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, produce some of the finest, most complex, and most famous textiles in the region. They are known for their double-faced weaving technique, which produces identical patterns on both sides of the fabric. You can see this double-sided effect on the baby’s cap (6) and the woman’s ceremonial tzute, or woven cloth (3). In this selection of weavings, you can find patterns that feature a combination of geometric, floral, and animal imagery. You can also see the influence of needlepoint and counted cross-stitch patterns that were brought to Guatemala from Spain in objects 1 and 2. Kaqchikel Maya, Americas

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Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta Grodberg Simmons

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