Accession number: Acc.4518 / Function: 2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29997, described as Backstrap-loomed huipil, warp faced plain weave; two pieces joined with randa; end selvages loom-finished; head hole cut out and finished with commercial tape; embroidery around neckline. Bands of multicolored warp stripes on a red background; Neckline has an embroidered color of four radiating circles done in triangular or feather motif, which is typical of the older styles of this town. Cotton: 2 singles in yellow, brown (ixcaco) 5 singles in red; 1 two-ply red; Sedalina: 1 2 ply in green, purple, gold, pink. Embroider: silk floss in magenta, pink, blue, yellow, white, purple, and orange. 7 inch fringe at each end; 136 cm x 61 cm.