Object name: Huipil / Collector: Virginia Wickenden / Culture or time period: American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Huipil Collector Virginia Wickenden Culture or time period American cultures

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23494, described as Huipil; two-widths; indigo cotton warp face; covered with cotton brocade except for two dotted bands at bottom; colors and design the same as 3-23494; 71.1 x 80 cm width.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23523, described as Huipil; white cotton repp; top half solid bands of cotton brocade in blue with red and green stripes and upright zigzags; 61cm X 99.1cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23492, described as Possible tzute; two-width; plain dark blue cotton; rows of free-standing varicolored brocade cotton birds alternate with rows of geometric figures; letter "L" at end of one bird row; center three bands possible flowers; 60.3 x 82.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23477, described as Huipil; white cotton warp face; deep collar of varicolored silk hearts and flowers embroidered on lilac ground; 104.2 cm x 119.4 cm width.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23517, described as Huipil; old style; white cotton repp; top half solidly covered with bands of cotton brocade of red, and blue threads in geometric motifs; 61cm X 87.6cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23538, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red and gold twill stripes alternate with red cotton brocade in geometric designs; narrow mano with two blue bands; 132.2cm complete length X 72.4 width. Single warp and double wefts. Warps are paired irregularly across the piece to make a slight ridge. Wide enough for a one-width huipil.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23499, described as Huipil length; white cotton plain twine weave; navy blue brocade bands of birds and trees; blue weft stripes below brocade section; 109.2 x 43.2 cm width. Most Quetzaltenano textiles made on foot or draw looms. The older are coarser. O'Neale, p. 293.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23504, described as Huipil; white cotton repp; bands of free-standing red and blue geometric motifs with occasional spots of green; band of upright zigzags in red, blue, green cotton and cerise silk.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23474, described as Huipil; two-width; white cotton plain weave; solid brocade across center quarter; varicolored geometric designs; bands of navy blue dots alternate with bands of red and blue; 61 x 83.8 cm width.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23485, described as Huipil; three-width; white cotton; a) centerpiece almost solid brocade, red cotton with small amounts of varicolored silk, mostly geometric and bird figures; 68.6 x 68.6 cm.