The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 13, 2026

A rectangular wool and cotton textile features two vertical panels joined at the center. Thick bands of red run horizontally across the middle, bordered by narrower strips of geometric patterns primarily featuring purple, pink, yellow, and blue. These decorative bands contain zigzags, diamonds, and repeating animal figures. Broad sections of plain white fabric form the top and bottom borders. The side edges remain unfinished, with loose threads along the outer periphery.

Huipil

late 1800s or early 1900s

Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, late 19th or early 20th century

woven wool and embroidered wool and silk on cotton

Overall: 109.9 x 50.8 cm (43 1/4 x 20 in.)

Gift of Natacha Rambova 1945.230

Location: Not on view

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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1945.230