Collection place: San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala / Donor: Brian Tapp - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29962, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; end selvages loom-finished; one piece joined at sides with randa; head hole slit and finished with button hole stitch. 52 cm x 73.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles white; 2 two-ply and 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Done in typical San Pedro Necta style where one piece of cloth is turned sideways and ends joined at one side with randa; entire top seam from shoulder to shoulder across front and back of head hole slit is finished in multicolored randa; arm opens are finished in button hole stitch. Iconography consists of geometrics, chevrons, "M"s and "N"s, flanked by "O"s, "X"s and diamond motifs.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29961, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; end selvages loom-finished; one piece joined at sides with randa; head hole slit and finished with button hole stitch. 56 cm x 79 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles, white; 2 two-ply and 4 two-ply in multicolors. Geometric, diamond, crisscross and "X" iconography. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. The construction of the huipil is characteristic of San Pedro Necta for the finished piece of cloth is turned sideways and the end selvages sewn together to create a side seam. The head hole and arm opening are finished with button hole stitch; the warp stripes are denser at the yoke areas and along the bottom edge.