Collection place: Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala / Culture or time period: Mesoamerican peoples / Accession number: Acc.2393 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23464, described as Huipil; three-breadth; white cotton gauze bands alternate with plain weave; center width bands of yellow, green, terra cotta; birds alternate with chevrons; diamonds on the sides; 45.7 x 96.5 cm width. Open weave technique called "Pikbil: (gauze weave) and "Reenc". Weavers with wearers call diamond pattern "Ojos" (eyes) and chevron pattern "Palmas" (leaves). Note: No headhole. Dyes came from Germany. See pages 9-13 of "X Balam Q'ue" for discussion of Pikbil and Reenc. A lot of exchange in huipil styles between neighboring villages.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23465, described as Huipil; three-width cotton; red and green weft striped in gauze weave; two bands of white plain weave on bottom; 44.5 cm x 94 cm width.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23463, described as Huipil; factory-made white lawn; varicolored silk embroidery around neck; main color black with black silk applique in scallops and "sun" pattern at edges; 55.8 x 95.2 cm. Imagery at neck referred to as "snails". Treadle-loomed cloth, produced by one family in town, by the name of "Chocooj." "Cofrade" - used for festivals. Silk neckpiece and floss purchased from Chinese in town (no intermarriage). Similar story as for 1-15618: cloth purchased from largest store in Coban, called "Deatz", owned by a German family. Only women married to Germans could afford this cloth. Applique work at neck was done freehand, without the use of pattern pieces.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23466, described as Huipil; three-width white cotton; sheer plain weave; green cotton brocade figures; center bands of birds alternating with stepped chevrons; sides, birds alternate with diamonds; 48.3 x 96.5 cm width. Bird motifs are turkeys ("Chompipe" in Spanish, "Akach" in K'iche) and ducks ("Patitos" in Spanish), zigzag motifs are mountains (montanas) and lozang/diamond motifs are pine trees (pinos).