Object class: Main garments / Collector: Anne Connell Wilson / Materials: Cotton (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Child's huipil, accession number 3-32164, described as Child's huipil One piece of back-strap loom woven cotton, design being predominant red and white warp stripes. There is a prominent stripe across the chest of "bowtie" shaped figures in single sided supplementary weft with an appliqued black velvet emblem in the center. Two thirds of the huipil has stripes of supplementary weft of birds and other figures on multicolored cotton thread. There are black velvet triangles appliqued at the shoulders and at the neckline. The round neckline is cut out and interfaced with commercial blue fabric and machine sewn to the piece. One end warp is cut and left fringed and the other end the hem is rolled and sewn by a machine.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32076, described as Huipil, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala. 78 cm. long when doubled, 94 cm. wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32157, described as Huipil: Two piece back-strap loom woven cotton huipil with pink warp and ground cloth. Single sided supplementary weft of black diamonds with multicolored centers, white stripes and a thick band of light blue and multiple other color designs across the chest. Neckband is cutout, interfaced with commercial cloth and sewn. There are thick, embroidered ovals of green and blue embroidery floss around the neckline.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32166, described as Child's cotton huipil, Santiago Atitlan Light purple warp with black warp strips and ground cloth with horizontal bands of supplementary weft along length of piece. Neck collar features typical embroidered squares with embroidered birds. Neck line square cut out and rolled and hand sewn under, with floral design surrounding. One end of huipil rolled and hand sewn, other cut with loose threads. Arm holes outlined with scalloped crochet done in turquoise embroidery floss.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32170, described as Huipil Cotton back-strap loomed, two piece huipil, shows lots of color bleeding in the supplementary weft. White base cloth with heavy single sided supplementary weft with diamonds covering the majority of the huipil. Shoulder brocading includes diamonds and triangles. The square cut out neck embroidered with heavy purple cotton thread. The central seam appears to have either been sewn together or repaired with machine stitching (no randa).

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32178, described as Back-strap woven, three piece, cotton (lienzo) huipil. Two side panels are white with blue warp and weft stripes creating rectangles. Central panel blue warp and ground cloth with green, red warp stripes and two bands of multicolored stripes in supplementary weft. Square cut out neckline is rolled and entirely covered in thick embroidery floss in multiple colored sections. Warp threads cut and left loose. Machine sewn seams.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32180, described as Three piece cotton huipil. White on white cotton, back-strap loom, design with animals, geometric designs, and figures. Pieces joined by fine white cotton faggoting stitch randa. Square neckline is cut out rolled and interfaced with commercial cloth, machine sewn.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32059, described as Huipil, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala. 3 panels, 3 selvage cloth. Cut warps at one end. Plain weave. All 3 panels: black warps with thin turquoise blue warp stripes. Dense multicolored patterning, predominately blue, in single faced supplementary weft. Neckline and armholes have decorative red stitching.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32060, described as Huipil, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala. ACW #5: Nursing Huipil, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala. 66 cm. long when doubled, 81 cm. wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32177, described as Two piece cotton back-strap loom woven huipil with minimal central randa. The majority of the huipil consists of dark read and white stripes, although there are also some fine orange warp stripes, the central panel and the shoulders have lines of single sided supplementary weft, linear designs and multicolored butterflies (not sure if they are brocade or embroidery).