Object class: Tunics / Collection place: Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala / Donor: Janet Tellefsen - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 Huipil, accession number 3-29596, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading, cotton. Three pieces, hand-stitched. End selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and hemmed by hand. (40 cm X 83 cm)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29597, described as Huipil Lienzo: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave, single-faced supp. weft brocading of cotton singles. One piece; end selvedges loom-finished. (99 cm X 35 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 3-29598, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single faced, suppl. weft brocading.. Three pieces machine-stitched, end selvedges all loomed finished. Head hole cut out, faced, embroidered, one piece lined with commercial cotton cloth, one sleeve opening lined with commercial cotton cloth.

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.