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Start Over Object name Huipil Object class Main garments Collector Miguel Hun
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29986, described as Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; three pieces, all end selvages loom-finished; pieces joined by hand-stitching; headhole not cut out. 53 cm x 109 cm. Native name and meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 two-ply in white, red; 4 two-ply in dark blue, red, green, yellow, and purple. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun and donated to the museum in 1991. The outer lienzos are white with bands of multicolored supp. weft motifs that flank central red-on-red lienzo. Red-on-red lienzo has supp. weft brocading in blue and green vertical zigzags. White lienzos' motifs consist of birds on tobacco plants, stylized starts, pacaya palm leave. Unfinished headhold is square with supp. weft edging on two sides; end of supp. weft are cut and loose on inside. "Daily blouse, if worn as a veil, it becomes ceremonial." (Hun) Center lienzo is similar to a huipil from Tactic, 3-29598.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30002, described as Backstrap loomed warp-faced plain weave; two-faced support weft brocading; 2 pieces joined front, back and sides with randa; two end-selvages loom-finished while other two warps are cut. Hand-hemmed, head hole slit; tassels off shoulder line. Cotton 2 singles in red; 1 two-ply in red, green, yellow, pink light blue, orange and purple. Acrylic: singles in blue; 2 ply lavender, purple, blue, green and pink. Shoulder line has series of support weft horizontal bands, whose weft ends are twisted and braided into 3 inch fringes front and back. Yoke has acrylic support weft of predominately purple color with blue, green, and pink zigzags. Two pieces are matched symmetrically at the top but bottom ends are uneven. Some basket weave in central warp stripes are joined together. Bought in Zacualpa.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29988, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; warp-faced plain weave; double-faced supp. weft brocading; four pieces joined with hand-stitching; one end loom-finished, other three warps are cut; neckline is gathered at back and collar attached with hand-stitching; slit opening for head hole; sleeves set in. 85 cm x 71 cm. Native name and meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in black, blue, yellow, and jaspe blue/white; 3 singles in blue; silk floss in white, yellow, magenta, blue, purple, light green. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it the museum in 1991. Body of this huipil is predominately blue with multicolored warp stripes of varying widths. Sleeves are red background with multicolored stripes, including jaspe. Typical construction for this town. Stars are double-faced supp. weft brocading or could be embroidered, as are the bands along the shoulder seams.
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, accession number 3-29990, described as Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two faced support weft brocading; three pieces joined by machine stitching; warps cut; machine hemmed; hand stitching smocking; head hold cut out and finished with embroidery; arm holes finished with commercial velveteen; embroidery at neckline and front and back seams. 63.5 cm x 80 cm. Native name and meaning: Huipil/Woman's blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: singles in white; 2 singles in white; 1 two-ply in black/white jaspe. Acrylic: 1 two-ply in multicolored embroidering in cotton (lustrina): two-ply multicolored. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun and donated to the Museum in 1991. This colorful, busy huipil has horizontal bands of multicolored wefts with support weft brocading; other bands are jaspe; Embroidery drops off vertically from shoulder-line in multicolored floral designs. Bottom half has a band of black/red wefts stripes just under the support weft embroidered upper half, then plain white cotton to the bottom edge. Blue velveteen commercial cloth-trims the armholes; Neckline has a squared area within which animal designs and floral motifs are embroidered. Smocking created with multicolored acrylic yarns on both sides, front and back, halfway between armhole and neckline. One front side has been partially loosened. This style of huipil is very popular. (Schevill).
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29987, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced support weft brocading; three pieces joined together with hand-stitching; 2 end selvages loom-finished; other 4 are cut warps that create fringe; headhole cut out and finished with hand stitching. 77.5 cm x 74 cm. Native name and meaning: Huipil/Woman's Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 singles, red; 1 two-ply white, white, orange, green, pink, aqua, brown and maroon. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, and donated to the Museum in 1991. Upper half of this textile is dominated by support weft brocading in dense, bright acrylic yarns; bottom half has red and white vertical stripes on sides lienzos, white central lienzo has thinner yellow/white/red stripes. Lienzos are joined by hand-stitching on the wrong side of the Huipil manufactured n 1983. Iconography consists of crosses, starts, geometrics, and vertical stripes.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29998, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave; single-faced support weft brocading two pieces joined with hand-stitching; end selvages loom-finished; head hole cut out and finished with commercial cloth. 56 cm x 71 cm. Cotton: 2 singles in white; mercerized cotton: 2 two-ply in purple and black; 6 two-ply in purple black and green. These colors are associated with luto (mourning). The squared neckline is trimmed with black commercial velveteen as are the armholes; entire huipil has support weft brocading, predominately purple and black with accents of green. Iconography consists of worms, mosquitoes, eyes, roses and large zigzags.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30001, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; two faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; end-selvages loom-finished. 46 cm x 68.5 cm Cotton: 2 singles in white; 2 two-ply in white, red, blue, orange, light and dark green, yellow and pink; 6 two-ply in white, yellow, green, dark and light blue, orange, maroon, lavender. Huipil is not sewn together to create a garment. Typical San Pedro Necta style with warps turned sideways for width of garment and the end selvages (wefts) on the top and bottom; this is the only town that has this sideways layout. Iconography consists of geometric motifs and warp strips.
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.

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