Collection place: Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala / Collector: Brian Tapp / Culture or time period: Mesoamerican peoples - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala Collector Brian Tapp Culture or time period Mesoamerican peoples

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.