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Cotton, taffeta, and fabric Maya Woman's tunic (huipil)

X75.788 Woman’s tunic (huipil)

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Object Name: Woman’s tunic (huipil)

Artist: Unknown

Culture: Maya peoples

Place of Origin: Santa María de Jesús, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

Date/Era: Mid-20th century

Dimensions: 110 x 87.5 cm

Medium/Materials: Cotton, taffeta, fabric

Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of Caroline and Howard West.

Accession Number: X75.788

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Source: Marla C. Berns, World Arts, Local Lives: The Collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, 2014.

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