Object class: Tunics / Collector: Miguel Hun / Function: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29999, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece ;end selvages loom finished; head hole not cut out. 127 cm x 75 cm. Cotton 2 two-ply blue; 4 two-ply green, purple; 6 two-ply blue. Supp. weft brocading in zigzag design dominates this piece with the exception of blue borders on both ends. Colors are non-traditional cording to donor Miguel Hun.Old style ceremonial huipils from this town are usually of three lienzos; this single lienzo example was probably made for sale as a table cloth per M. Schevill.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30003, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; 3-faced support weft brocading; two pieces joined front, back and sides with randa; two-end selvages loom finished while other end warps cut and hand hemmed; head hole cut out and finished with satin weave cloth and embroider. 85 cm X 115.5 cm. Cotton: 2 singles red, brown (ixcaco), blue, green, whit/blue jaspe; 3 singles in brown (ixcaco); silk floss; various colors. Neck has a star-shaped satin cloth stitched down with silk floss and rings of embroidery radiating out towards a circle of satin cloth in the center. This in turn, radiates out in rings of silk embroidery floss. Garment is predominately in brown cotton with jaspe warp stripes. Supp. weft is not continuous but consists of single separate motifs. Texture is heavy. Commissioned; whole piece started fad; bought in 1986, copy of a 1920 huipil. Iconography consists of sun, moon, stars, little animals and warp stripes.