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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30005, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, two pieces joined with randa, loom-finished, head hole cut out and finished with lavish embroidery.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil lienzo, accession number 3-29944b, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two-lienzos (not joined together). loom finished. 119.4 cm x 43 cm. Native name: Huipil/Woman's blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton two, 2-ply white (predominant), red and black. Rayon or silk supp. west two, 2-ply in orange, red, green, pink, blue, purple, violet and black. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green during UREP expedition in 1991. Woven by Isabel Quitz between July-November 1991. Two lienzos, that is joined, would form a huipil. Each lienzo is decorated with single-faced supp. weft brocading, although many of the supp. wefts have been brought through to the wrong side and tied off. Many supp. wefts have also been left hanging off the selvages as well. Iconography consists of registers done in chevron and zig-zag patterns interspersed with small black "dots".

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil lienzo, accession number 3-29944a, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two-lienzos (not joined together). loom finished. 119.4 cm x 43 cm. Native name: Huipil/Woman's blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton two, 2-ply white (predominant), red and black. Rayon or silk supp. west two, 2-ply in orange, red, green, pink, blue, purple, violet and black. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green during UREP expedition in 1991. Woven by Isabel Quitz between July-November 1991. Two lienzos, that is joined, would form a huipil. Each lienzo is decorated with single-faced supp. weft brocading, although many of the supp. wefts have been brought through to the wrong side and tied off. Many supp. wefts have also been left hanging off the selvages as well. Iconography consists of registers done in chevron and zig-zag patterns interspersed with small black "dots".