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Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 3-29592, described as Huipil- Casamiento: Lace, commercial cotton, 1 piece. Ends hand stitched; head hole cut out and faced with manta, also sleeve openings. Embroidered with cotton whipping stitch. (25.5 cm X 63.5 cm). Context: short style; lace German influence, from rural Coban, fiesta costume (Hun). Bottom could have worn out and been cut off. Olga Arriola de Geng Some wear, little rip at neck seam.
Hearst Museum object titled Cortina, accession number 3-29593, described as Cortina: Multipurpose cloth of cotton thread woven on treadle loom. One piece, ends hemmed by machine; plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. (87.5 cm X 79.5 cm)
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29594, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined by machine, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and faced with manta. (43 cm X 94 cm) Multicolored.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29591, described as Huipil/blouse: Backstrap-loomed, white on white, plain weave,. Two-faced supp. weft brocading, cotton singles white. Three pieces hand-stitched together, all end selvedges loom-finished,. Head hole not cut out. (96 cm. X 99.5 cm).
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29595, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single faced supp. weft brocading, Cotton, singles, white with red, lavender and green. Three pieces; end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, faced with manta and hand stitched. (38 cm. X 99 cm) Head hole stitched by hand, then patched with commercial cotton, two tucks on pieces.
Hearst Museum object titled Neck hole embroidered, accession number 3-29590, described as Neck: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave cotton threads. One piece, embroidered. Neck hole faced with manta, edging whipped stitched. Embroidery-cotton, 2 ply, multi-colored. (30.5 cm X 10 cm)

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