Ceremonial over-blouse (sobrehuipil), 1910-1930, 30 x 41 in. ( x cm), Cotton, synthetic, Guatemala, 20th century, This sobrehuipil's horizontal bands of burgundy and gold are hallmarks of huipiles from San Pedro Sacatepéquez. Symbolic of longevity, the distinctive pattern is associated with the sacred ceiba tree, the axis mundi that connects the upper, middle and underworlds

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