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Vintage 80s El Salvador FMLN Shirt Embroidered Civil War Guerrilla Rifle Blouse
RARE and handmade piece of central american history.
Unusual handmade Salvadoran shirt with a female guerrilla holding a rifle amid village houses, livestock, and a bright sun. Hand embroidered with El Salvador and FMLN—Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, the guerrilla coalition associated with the Salvadoran Civil War.
Cream cotton woven fabric with colorful needlework, a stand collar, short sleeves, and a partial button front. Short, boxy shape with gathers below the chest. No fabric label.
Condition: a few faint marks, including on the lower back that have not been treated. See photos.
Size: Fits like a modern Small. No size label.
Measurements (taken flat in inches):
Length: 20.5"
Pit to Pit: 20"
Style Notes: solidarity movement, resistance, Latin American, textiles, wearable art, artisan needlework, historical memorabilia, central america, Zapatista, left wing, history, political, folk art, historic, 1980s
