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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29948, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined front and back with randa; end selvages loom-finished; slit head hole. 66 cm x 121 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton, 4 singles n red; mercerized cotton 1 two-ply in red; 2 two-ply in green, purple, blue, white; 8, 10, and 12 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Bold iconography of large animal motifs dominates the upper half of this huipil which is open at the sides; heavy texture of this garment is similar to the floor-length huipil from the same town, HMA #3-29947; warp stripes occur at sides and at central joining; randa is done in simple warp stitch.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29957, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominate plain weave, single-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined with hand-stitching, end selvages loom-finished, slit head hole. 62 cm x 70 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 singles red; 1 two-ply, red; 4 two-ply multicolored. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Done in characteristic San Antonio style with horizontal bands of supp. weft brocading, separated by narrow bands called "pepenado"; the motifs are known as "arco", "banderas", "jaspe", "pie de chucho", "ojos" and "moscas" (Schevill). One side is open, head hole is a slit. Lower area has white "moscas" on a solid red background on one side only.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29955, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined with machine stitching; ends loom-finished, head hole slit and finished with embroidery yarn. 59.5 cm x 94 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 6 singles in white; 12 singles in red; 1 two-ply in red; 6 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. The supp. weft brocading on this huipil covers one side and 2/3 of the upper portion on the other side, and is done in bands or zones of geometric shapes; evenly spaced narrow red warp stripes punctuate the white background; the head hole is formed by leaving space where the two lienzos are joined; the sides have been left open (i.e. unsewn).
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29949, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined front and back with hand-stitching; ends loom-finished, slit head hole. 70 cm x 85 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton, 3 and 4 singles in red, white; mercerzied cotton in 6 and 8 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Upper half consists of dense supp. weft brocading in multicolored diagonal "hourglass" and diamond motifs; wefts alternate in 1 cm. wide bands of red and white and these are hidden by the red and white alternate warps; red vertical warps are wider than the white warp stripes; red warp striped are on the selvage side.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29962, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; end selvages loom-finished; one piece joined at sides with randa; head hole slit and finished with button hole stitch. 52 cm x 73.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles white; 2 two-ply and 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Done in typical San Pedro Necta style where one piece of cloth is turned sideways and ends joined at one side with randa; entire top seam from shoulder to shoulder across front and back of head hole slit is finished in multicolored randa; arm opens are finished in button hole stitch. Iconography consists of geometrics, chevrons, "M"s and "N"s, flanked by "O"s, "X"s and diamond motifs.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29950, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; three lienzos joined by hand-stitching; ends loom-finished; head hole not cut out and side left open (i.e. unsewn). 48 cm x 106.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in dark blue; mercerized cotton: 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Texture of cloth is typical if this area with a loose weave background; multicolored supp. weft dominates textile with only the square area for head hole devoid of iconography. Weft ridge just below supp. weft could be joining of two woven webs.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29947, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined front and back with randa; end selvages loom-finished; head-hole cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch. 133 cm x 85 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. This floor-length garment was probably made for sale for the tourist market as huipils are not made this long for native use. It is a new piece of strikingly bold colors; motifs are placed on top ⅓ and bottom ⅓ of garment. Randa is triangular-shaped multicolored and extends the entire length; stripes of multicolored warps occur at side selvages and where two pieces meet in the center; mercerized cotton predominates although some unmercerized cotton is used in supp. weft brocading.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29956, described as Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warps cut; no head hole cut out. 86.5 cm x 87.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: singles in black; 2 singles white, dark blue, dark green; 3 singles orange; 3 two-ply orange, purple, light dark pink, yellow, red, light and dark green, light blue; 6 two-ply pink, green, yellow, purple, orange, space-dyed (ombre); metallic singles. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. This treadle-loomed huipil has not been finished, as not head hole has been cut out, the sides open, the ends left loose. Metallic yarn acts are separators between bands of geometric motifs; upper half is supp. weft brocaded, while bottom half is black and white warp and weft; creating a "gray" appearance in color. Geometric, animals, butterflies, and snowflake iconography.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29958, described as Commercial polyester/cotton cloth; head hole cut out; sides open; embroidery at neckline and shoulder-line; unhemmed. 80 cm x 117 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Commercial cloth, white; embroidery of mercerized cotton, space dyed (ombra) in blues, greens, purple, yellow and lavender. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. This unfinished huipil is very similar to embroidery work done in the Yucatan by machine, although this piece may have been hand-embroidered. Square outlines of blue denote neckline and shoulder-lines, and are bordered on each side by large floral motifs; square head hole has been formed by cutting an "X" and folding back the four corners to the inside. Zigzag stitch around immediate neckline; embroidery at shoulder-line is 10" long and 2 3/4" wide panels.
Hearst Museum object titled Jacket, accession number 3-29952, described as Jacquard-loomed, plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; 10 pieces joined by sewing machine with French seams; collar, bottom band, and sleeve cuffs are separate pieces; pockets lined with grey commercial cloth and jacket lined with black commercial cloth (acetate); cuffs, pockets and center front all have snap closures. Native name/meaning: Saco/Jacket. Materials, techniques: Cotton: singles in black (ground cloth) and multicolors (supp. weft brocading). Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Lined completely in black commercial cloth (acetate) woven with a feather motif.. This waist length jacket is dominated by bright mutli-colored supp. weft brocading. It was probably created for the tourist market, as it is constructed much like American-style denim jackets, with front and back yokes, snap closures, multiple pockets and a wide flared collar. The outer pockets are lined with commercial plaid cloth at the breast line, while those at the hip line are lined with a commercial gray cloth.

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