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Start Over Object class Huipils Collector Thomas Whittaker
Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 3-29592, described as Huipil- Casamiento: Lace, commercial cotton, 1 piece. Ends hand stitched; head hole cut out and faced with manta, also sleeve openings. Embroidered with cotton whipping stitch. (25.5 cm X 63.5 cm). Context: short style; lace German influence, from rural Coban, fiesta costume (Hun). Bottom could have worn out and been cut off. Olga Arriola de Geng Some wear, little rip at neck seam.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29654, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front, back and sides by machine stitching. One end selvedge loom-finished, other end warps cut, hemmed with machine stitching;. Head hole cut out, bound with purple velvet with medallion on back and front and shoulders made from same purple velvet and decorated with embroidery. Sleeve openings faced with manta hand-stitched.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29808, described as Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave, two-faced supp. weft brocading, three lienzos, warps cut and hemmed by machine-stitching, joined front and back by machine-stitching, head hole cut out and finished with commercial lace and cloth.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29608, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Weft faced and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front, back and side seams by machine stitching. End selvedges loom-finished. Head hole slit and bound with black velvet and rickrack; sleeve holes trimmed with black velvet and rickrack.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29825, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29637, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Five pieces joined back, front, and sides by randa. Head hole cut out and hemmed by hand-stitching, bordered with commercial cloth and embroidery; sleeve openings bound by embroidery stitch.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29804, described as Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos sewn front and back with machine-stitching, warps cut and hemmed by machine, head hole is slit-style where lienzos are not sewn together.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29733, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two lienzos hand sewn together; sides are sewn closed. Head hole cut out and finished with hand-sewn stitching.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29731, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined front and back by handsewing. Loom-finished end selvedges; head hole cut out and finished with commercial cloth and trim.

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