1 10 33 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/acbbe2fc445f36b6cb28a4602085ae13.jpg d108040ef3c067dec853b43b5fcf0218 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/7a7f8bb02169601462d5e42166549d1e.jpg 7f349939add22aac661fcaadfd305633 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Santiago Atitlán Culture Kakchikel Maya Date Late 20th century Materials Cotton, acrylic fiber Credit Line Lent by Anne Sayre Accession Number L2016.27.2 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Catalogue Entry Catalogue entry for the object This is the later example of a pair of Maya women’s blouses from the town of Santiago Atitlán (see <a href="/items/show/241">the earlier 20th century example</a>). Like style the modern world over, among the Maya in Guatemala changes in style occur from one year or one decade to the next. Santiago Atitlán is no exception. This huipíl has moved from an angular rendition of birds to a very naturalistic rendering of birds and flowers, a trend in the last few decades of Maya ceremonial clothing. Photo Credit Photo by Michael McKelvey Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Recent Huipíl (Blouse) from Santiago Atitlán https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/811d15343905c0ce2feadc47f8052992.jpg 9e27e65e4b843e19949d824cb8694967 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/bc3aeecb251e86099e73808c1d6ab1df.jpg c7f5b234ca07a5ef3184dc930044a1f3 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/8fb28199409637d624e7c34e88feedaa.wav f972d069ec2c4869020c8198b1ca850b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource huipíl Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Santiago Atitlán Culture Kakchikel Maya Date Mid-20th century Materials Cotton, acrylic fiber Credit Line Lent by Anne Sayre Accession Number L2016.27.1 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Catalogue Entry Catalogue entry for the object This is the earlier example of a pair of Maya women’s blouses from the town of Santiago Atitlán (see <a href="/items/show/242">the later 20th century example</a>). Like style the modern world over, among the Maya in Guatemala changes in style occur from one year or one decade to the next. Santiago Atitlán is no exception. This huipíl features birds in a strictly angular style. By contrast, the later huipíl has moved to a very naturalistic rendering of birds and flowers, a trend in the last few decades of Maya ceremonial clothing. Photo Credit Photo by Michael McKelvey Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Traditional Huipíl (Blouse) from Santiago Atitlán https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/07c0c503970f3112853065ceeedd0587.jpg 9dce8510c8afd6eeeca93915c8048cd0 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/13d771d607be6715859070d0db5b348d.wav 2d29557e921263f53015c2befce5bb11 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/5d1b8bb8e8fcf564feb268896ff5aad4.wav 510ea0123f7fc875740e14a7859e302f https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/670dd413845b8e80e4aa47c245b13570.wav 7d17f28ce59c3d079ff0f351d3035ae0 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/f27e1104bb581c3cb1617f9a36b4c5da.wav ebe5755aab9877edd8bb45cc2c55af39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Sololá Culture Kakchikel Maya Date Ca. 1910 Materials Cotton Credit Line Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles Accession Number 2009.42.433 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Photo Credit Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Green Camisa (Shirt) for a Male Saint Effigy Description An account of the resource Wooden saint figures, such as the one in the center, were lavishly dressed and re-dressed over time in layers of miniature clothes such as those on either side of him. Despite their European Catholic origin, santos and santas were “Mayanized” to varying degrees, dressed in miniature versions of local dress. All of the ones here originate from Kakchikel Maya towns. Maya people have transferred their love of copious garments in bright colors to the saint figures and say that the finer the textiles that adorn them, the more well-respected is the responsible cofradía and the happier and more benevolent is the santo. This is also reflective of the belief that santos are actually living beings who must be dressed, fed, and honored as such. The figures were always dressed in their church context but particular care was devoted to dressing the santos for their processions through town on feast days. Sleeved shirts were not worn by the ancient Maya, but brought by the Spanish and assigned to santos, as well as to men, in deference to the new overlords. Green and yellow are colors typically associated with Saint Joseph, therefore the green camisa, or shirt, or one much like it, may well have adorned the <a href="/items/show/139">Carlos wooden figure</a> at some time. Overall, however, <a href="/items/show/148">red striped clothing</a> is far more common for santo clothing. The long proportions of these shirts ensure that the entire body of the figure is covered as he sits or stands on the altar. This combines to Catholic traditions of modesty with age-old Maya practice to elevate status by wearing as much cloth as possible. https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/e6fce94c7b2db398bd72bc30af310fea.jpg f97dacff326b3cd6934db8f3008bec4c https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/a9c0681aa7fb89eadc2a4cc51baac5fe.wav 2d29557e921263f53015c2befce5bb11 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/95ef77d67b775dd5cb3002c918a13a46.wav 510ea0123f7fc875740e14a7859e302f https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/0aacc3e312084eb6eaec3529f287a4a8.wav 7d17f28ce59c3d079ff0f351d3035ae0 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/09f9b4641568a3bb701e6404a37094a8.wav ebe5755aab9877edd8bb45cc2c55af39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Panajachel Culture Kakchikel Maya Date Early 20th century Materials Cotton, acrylic fiber Credit Line Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles Accession Number 2009.42.259 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Photo Credit Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Red Camisa (Shirt) for a Male Saint Effigy Description An account of the resource Wooden saint figures, such as the one in the center, were lavishly dressed and re-dressed over time in layers of miniature clothes such as those on either side of him. Despite their European Catholic origin, santos and santas were “Mayanized” to varying degrees, dressed in miniature versions of local dress. All of the ones here originate from Kakchikel Maya towns. Maya people have transferred their love of copious garments in bright colors to the saint figures and say that the finer the textiles that adorn them, the more well-respected is the responsible cofradía and the happier and more benevolent is the santo. This is also reflective of the belief that santos are actually living beings who must be dressed, fed, and honored as such. The figures were always dressed in their church context but particular care was devoted to dressing the santos for their processions through town on feast days. Sleeved shirts were not worn by the ancient Maya, but brought by the Spanish and assigned to santos, as well as to men, in deference to the new overlords. Red striped garments are the most prevalent in santo clothing. The red saint’s camisa is by no means simple, with its expensive, imported silk bands elevating the status of its santo wearer and the cofradía that commissioned or wove such an expensive garment. The long proportions of these shirts ensure that the entire body of the figure is covered as he sits or stands on the altar. This combines to Catholic traditions of modesty with age-old Maya practice to elevate status by wearing as much cloth as possible. https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/c959309d1201d2ad56a50780f3f352c4.jpg d891713f3c99e3e542953ce8c9491d86 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/c64270d701544c98ee9f2793b93c0965.wav 2d29557e921263f53015c2befce5bb11 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/6882ca486b3cb513ef1bd1f7b8268034.wav d6cf84054c7025761b76034bbf1ba4a0 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/132cd379a8463004820e7b2c1b1a148f.wav ed2f2c11d951e95cbc21d15aef7fe87a https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/396a364c23ccd135b996b5bd09e66dfb.wav 4d4c2978ad452058ce0541a6103445e9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Sololá Culture Kakchikel Maya Date 20th century Materials Cotton Credit Line Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles Accession Number 2009.42.432 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Photo Credit Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faja (Belt) for a Male Saint Effigy Description An account of the resource A santo’s traje, or traditional dress, is complete with a wide faja (belt) such as this striped one. Although most Maya men adopted Hispanic dress, fajas remained one of the few indigenous garments worn by men into the present. This red belt includes three jaspé (tie-dyed) bands, which are very labor-intensive to produce, so such a diminutive saint’s belt was nevertheless expensive and highly valued. https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/c2b19b98776fc63981a67205bc038918.jpg ad310ce7232b0f88780635ad1d3d137f https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/bff75fb5ef1af99a131a91adc6fab08b.wav 2d29557e921263f53015c2befce5bb11 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/a70e47453c1e93deb9a35209a671acbb.wav ebe5755aab9877edd8bb45cc2c55af39 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/7ece6c9ec6c95b757bd4200553f6add0.wav e6ac22996dca55a1624a1018b43acf17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, San Pedro Sacatepéquez Culture Kakchikel Maya Date Ca. 1890 Materials Cotton Credit Line Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles Accession Number 2009.42.190 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Photo Credit Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cape for a Male Saint Effigy Description An account of the resource Unlike <a href="/items/show/145">jackets</a>, which were introduced by the Spanish, capes date back to representations of ancient Maya rulers. Light red with brocaded animals, this would have been worn by a santo over his camisa. The upper register features birds, while the animals on the lower register appear to be supernatural in nature. Bird motifs are found across highland Maya clothing, placed on garments of every kind for either gender. The birds on the red cape most closely resemble, eagles, falcons, or hawks, all of which served as nawales, or shamanic animal spirits. https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/ad266cbeb72d1a463d8551e6d4b2bc01.jpg 94e9f7e2851bca6bf395914924bda18a https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/2f12eab4addedd848234ce4fab9edd76.wav 2d29557e921263f53015c2befce5bb11 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/fb1bf6e07588ef2ba4e1690b87c59589.wav ebe5755aab9877edd8bb45cc2c55af39 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/6a83899c87de1dc0d66d21fa0ebfd8a2.wav e6ac22996dca55a1624a1018b43acf17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Sololá Culture Kakchikel Maya Date 1915 Materials Cotton, velvet Credit Line Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles Accession Number 2009.42.247 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Photo Credit Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jacket for a Male Saint Effigy Description An account of the resource Unlike jackets, which were introduced by the Spanish, capes date back to representations of ancient Maya rulers. Light red with brocaded animals, this would have been worn by a santo over his camisa. The upper register features birds, while the animals on the lower register appear to be supernatural in nature. Bird motifs are found across highland Maya clothing, placed on garments of every kind for either gender. The birds on the red cape most closely resemble, eagles, falcons, or hawks, all of which served as nawales, or shamanic animal spirits. https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/d4c498cf30609d0a4b6e9218fb15099f.jpg f1ec1634ada46285830e5bc85c60875c https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/b1c1892904ba25af2113ca9fe93e80be.jpg 995b491251ce7262ca7a7ab89f616ff6 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/4ff6f2739d55e4476f3ba51e47a39054.jpg b41ddc5e3b7ef58434a2edc1f1445196 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Small samples of both the darker and lighter purple threads were removed from the underside of wedding huipíl. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photo courtesy of Renée Stein Subject The topic of the resource Wedding Huipil Sample Location https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/b6aa197af44c7e7e8f5608aebfb4f0e1.wav f972d069ec2c4869020c8198b1ca850b https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/40fd23dde978da301acbf7de70b0f8c8.wav 1ca03c98a4bb6c9c9eb888ab4448f441 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, San Pedro Sacatepéquez Culture Kakchikel Maya Date Ca. 1910 Materials Cotton, acrylic fiber Credit Line Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles Accession Number 2009.42.158 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Technical Notes Related notes on the object's conservation and treatment by Michael C. Carlos Museum objects conservator Renée Stein. Small samples of the purple threads were removed from this wedding huipíl for dye analysis. A few millimeters of both the lighter and darker purple threads were analyzed using Direct Analysis in Real Time mass spectrometry (DART-MS). This analytical approach enables solids to be analyzed without complex preparation. Therefore, dye analysis can be performed on very small thread samples without first extracting the dye, a laborious process that requires larger samples and risks contamination, loss, etc. The DART-MS analysis was performed by Dr. Ruth Ann Armitage, Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Michigan University. Neither of the samples contained dibromoindigo, which is found in natural purple dye made from sea snail (Plicopurpura pansa). Although the specific dye was not identified, the purples in this huipil appear to be modern synthetic colorants. For more conservation information, please see <a href="/exhibits/show/conservation/project">The Threads of Time Conservation Project</a>. Photo Credit Photos by Bruce M. White, 2013 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wedding Huipíl (Blouse) Description An account of the resource Although some Maya women, in recent times especially, choose to wear white Western-style wedding gowns, many continue to don fine traditional Maya blouses, skirts, and belts. The bride’s garments are wedding gifts from her future husband and his family, while her family provides the prenuptial event clothing. A particularly fine set of clothes communicates to the bride’s family that she will be well provided for after marriage. If the betrothed come from different towns, the groom’s family will purchase the bride’s clothing in the style of her town. The ceremony takes place in a Catholic church, yet the mass is usually conducted in the couple’s indigenous Maya language, here Kakchikel, spoken in San Pedro Sacatepéquez. The wedding huipíl is composed of three parts to show its elevated ceremonial nature and often includes white-on-white decoration for the bottom section, as here. While white may seem a Western choice, many ancient Maya depictions of huipiles show this color. This huipíl features the high-prestige color of purple; however, dye testing reveals that it came from a chemical aniline dye rather than the older colorant from a Pacific coastal sea snail (Plicopurpura pansa). The purple and gold brocade across the top features repeating and nested diamonds, some of the most prevalent motifs in Maya textiles from ancient times to the present. Four-sided shapes likely reference the four cosmic directions; the Maya believe during Creation the edges of the sky were held up by four mythical brothers called Bacabs. Donning such cosmograms, the wearer symbolically occupies the center of the world. There are also tree and vegetal motifs representing the Maya Tree of Life, fertility, and the perpetuity of life; all these sacred meanings would be appropriate at the celebration of a marriage. https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/c7a4d472ff27c82b8a11d0ae1bf99246.jpg 9145059bc27744e5794f922b67c9e0d1 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/a17667bf3871bd3aad52a22ff288cbf4.jpg 2463c2a76e2d23113df245557469975b https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/f33e6a7497771e654cc674d71bd65255.jpg cc9561df9b48e126c19e693adfe0097a https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/8a3969ac3fc74a3e6311fb0c6b948039.wav ea20b93223a10a3c86b2e15fc564863f https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/ac2d14dd8a1aaa909471e4530177175f.wav 1ca03c98a4bb6c9c9eb888ab4448f441 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Chichicastenango Culture K’iche’ Maya Date Ca. 2010 Materials Cotton, acrylic fiber Credit Line Gift of Anne Sayre Accession Number 2016.18.1 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Photo Credit Photos by Michael McKelvey, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woman's Huipíl (Blouse) with Black Background Description An account of the resource Contemporary Chichicastenango examples feature an almost neon palette and may combine a traditional love of geometry with a new emphasis on flowers. A type of imagery that is often seen on traditional Chichicastenango huipiles is lines of zigzags that represent mountains. The town is located in the highlands where jagged mountains rise all around and the climate is pleasant, often cool. This 2010 example shows that mountain patterns are still employed, exemplifying how the traditions of this town persist over a full century of change. To this day, Chichicastenango weavers still hold to a very high standard of quality. Proud weavers still want to display their weaving prowess by wearing the best blouses in the famous market and for their blended ceremonial life as Catholics and as shamanic peoples. https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/5386130f299f791517f4b6cd64a9612b.jpg 6bb91d465004d949e94bafc122f94192 https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/66ce9b0c234bd2a94b0a64aeac650798.jpg 9865e2713a7919e18494faeef589fb5d https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/266e59d093664eae3851009026dba7f7.jpg 7271a43c98c1145c15b6a3841d72d316 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Before repair, the neck of the huipíl was damaged. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photo courtesy of Renée Stein https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/269dc20ee3d1df0d1eac3f230eaf3fa8.jpg 3c80c29cc42057a492298ce54c420241 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource This image shows the neck of the huipíl after repair. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photo courtesy of Renée Stein https://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/files/original/e29b54b6bfd0d2ecaf99472f867e44d1.wav f972d069ec2c4869020c8198b1ca850b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modern Guatemala Threads of Time Item This item type contains fields for the works in the Threads of Time exhibition. Geographic Area Central America, Guatemala, Chichicastenango Culture K’iche’ Maya Date Ca. 1980 Materials Cotton, acrylic fiber Credit Line Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles Accession Number 2009.42.383 Exhibition Checklist Number This number will sort the collections. 318 Technical Notes Related notes on the object's conservation and treatment by Michael C. Carlos Museum objects conservator Renée Stein. The brocaded neck on this colorful huipíl was badly frayed. Conservator Patricia Ewer carefully re-aligned the threads and secured them to a small cotton patch on the inside of the huipíl. She then sewed black nylon net over the loose threads to keep the threads in place and make the design legible. The net and stitches are scarcely visible and do not disrupt the bold pattern of the garment. For more conservation information, please see <a href="/exhibits/show/conservation/project">The Threads of Time Conservation Project</a>. Photo Credit Photos by Michael McKelvey, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woman's Huipíl (Blouse) with Purple Background Description An account of the resource Clearly, the 1980s saw a brightening of the Maya blouse color palette. Vast pink and purple plain areas became common, reflecting the same value placed on those prestigious colors as in the past; however, they were solely accomplished through synthetic (aniline) dyes. Flowers are still present in this huipíl, but appear smaller in size and located in more peripheral design areas.