Quetzaltenango vintage ceremonial / wedding huipil.

This exceptional pre-1980 huipil was hand woven on a back strap loom in three well matched white cotton base panels joined by hand embroidered decorative seams. These panels are decorated with rows of supplementary brocade in purple that feature bird, plant and geometric motifs. The purple thread is murex dyed – natural sea snail dye. It has a matching hand embroidered collar decoration. It is large and in good, but not perfect condition. It was acquired from the collection of Antigua archaeologist and jade expert, Mary Lou Ridinger. www.jademaya.com W 128 x L 117 cm. (20-50) $ 600 or best offer.