Object name: Huipil / Collector: Gustavus A. Eisen / Culture or time period: Maya - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-48, described as Guipil" of woman; 3-48 plain weave; brocade, twill and basket weave; white cotton with multicolor brocade and twill stripes; neck bound with ribbon and velveteen and embroidered; sewn on by machine; approximately 90 cm wide, 105 cm long; For the color red, the fiber is cotton and the dye result is madder

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-245, described as Huipil (Off white cotton, plain weave. Multicolored brocaded designs, red predominant, cotton and silk. Approximately 56 cm long, 90 cm wide.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-239, described as Huipil (No hole for head, sides not stitched together. 3 strand basket weave, off-white cotton brocaded in dark blue and violet. Cotton 1 m 40 cm x 1 m 2 cm).

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-59, described as Woman’s shirt (huipil); white cotton; plain weave; upper portion green cotton, basket weave; sewn to lower portion; multicolored brocading in silk, cotton and wool; approximately 1 m wide, 1 m 18 cm long

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-42, described as Huipil of woman; white cotton; plain and twill weaves; brocaded with cotton and silk threads in many colors; neck bound with ribbon; garment machine stitched; approximately 95 cm wide, 108 cm long; commercially spun red silk is synthetic (see letter in acc. env.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-241, described as Huipil (cotton basketweave-white, red, yellow, and green stripes, vertical. Applique at neck and embroidery, silk, in red, blue, yellow, purple, green and white. Scattered silk threads woven into warp and weft. 63.5 cm long, approximately 1 m 17 cm wide.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-69, described as Woman’s shirt or "guipil"; white cotton; basket weave; also yellow and red; brocaded dark blue cotton; red and yellow silk embroidery; purple, red, green and yellow silk; embroidery around neck; approximately 1 m 19 cm wide 1 m 6 cm long; Red silk floss is cochineal (see letter in acc. env.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17, described as Woman’ shirt (huipil); white cotton; brocaded with red and yellow; stitched in dark blue; appliqued in dark blue ribbon; approximately 78 cm long, 96 cm wide For the color red the fiber is silk and the dye result is cochineal

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-19, described as [ cat card Description: "Guipil cloth; red cotton with green, yellow and white stripes and brocade; fringe of warp at one end; woven at end; approximately 51 cm wide and 1 m 92 cm long"]

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-145, described as Guipil (Brown cotton with some white weft stripes. Brocaded in red and orange cotton. Dark blue applique work at neck.) For the color red, the fiber is cotton and the dye result is madder. For the color pink the fiber is silk and the dye result is probable synthetic.