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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23122, described as Huipil. Bleached muslin. Neck and hem decorated with purple commercial thread embroidery. Machine running loops and circles. Unfinished. Sides unsewn. Length 102 cm. Width 79 cm. Cf. 25-3483-92; 13-5867 and 13-6004-05. See field notes in accession envelope. Bleached muslin. Embroidery. Context of use: 3-23120, 3-23121 or 3-23122 and 3-23124 comprise Yucatecan woman’s everyday dress.
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, accession number 3-23123, described as Huipil. Bleached muslin. Neck and hem decorated with machine satin stitch varichrome floral embroidery in red, pink, blue, purple, and green commercial embroidery thread. 100 cm by 72 cm. Cf. 25-3483-92; 13-5867, 13-6004-05, and 13-6052. See field notes in accession envelope. Bleached muslin and commercial embroidery. 3-23120 and 3-23123-25 comprise Yucatecan peasant women’s festive dress.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29963, described as huipile, ceremonial, Quezaltenango
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23105, described as Huipil: Made of commercial heavy cotton cloth hammock. Faded broad green vertical stripes; strip of blue denim sewn on bottom.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-27819, described as Huipil: Woman's white cotton cloth with red vertical stripes. Embroidered decoration in orange and magenta near the neck.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-24270, described as Huipil: white cotton warp faced; varicolor wool brocade in geometric designs across top incl. indigo diamonds. Wide mano (strip across shoulder); slit neck. 4 webs. 1. 61cm (sic)
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29964, described as huipil, heavy woven cotton, white. Heavily embroidered around the neckline with figures of animals in brilliant colours. Two strips of cloth stitched together vertically. No hemming, no side seams. Embroidered with two smaller animal and flower motifs at the sides where armholes would be. The center seam appears to be machine stitched.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-22933, described as huipil; white cotton plainweave with warp ridges; 5 vertical bands; 3 horizontal rows of figures embroidered in purple; 30 1/2 inches width x 23 inches length
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23121, described as Huipil. Bleached muslin. Neck and hem decorated with machine satin-stitch floral embroidery in blue commercial thread. Unfinished; sides unsewn, neck and hem not cut. Length 110 cm. Width 79 cm. Cf. 25-3483-92; 13-5867 and 13-6004-05. See field noes in accession envelope. Bleached muslin, embroidery. Context of use: 3-23120, 3-23121 or 3-23122 and 3-23124 comprise Yucatecan woman’s everyday dress.

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