Collection place: Sacatepequez Department, Guatemala / Culture or time period: Guatemalan / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-27342, described as Utility cloth; cotton, rayon embroidery; red ground, side borders blue, green, and purple; embroidered multicolor birds and stars; 2 loom widths; 1. 1.17 M., w. 95 cm. Native name and meaning: tzute. Context of use (incl. role in trade): Tzute is a kerchief/utility cloth which may be worn or carried by a woman. Attribution fide Margaret Scheville, July 1978.

Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-27343, described as Utility cloth; cotton w/embroidery or brocade; maroon ground, multicolor warp stripe borders, design of varicolored birds and foliage; 2 loom widths; w. 76 cm., 1. 96 cm. /2/bands. Native name and meaning: tzute. Context of use (incl. role in trade): *Tzute, a kerchief/utility cloth which may be worn or carried by a woman. Attribution fide Margaret Scheville, July 1987.

Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-27344, described as Utility cloth; cotton; purple ground w/varicolored embroidered or brocaded geometric designs and birds; narrow striped borders; 1. 1.7 M., w. 53 cm. Native name and meaning: tzute. Context of use (incl. role in trade): *Tzute, a kerchief/utility cloth which may be worn or carried by a woman. Attribution fide Margaret Scheville, July 1978.

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 3-23492, 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 3-23485, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29287, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with large embroidered flowers and geometric embroidery embellished with paired birds; blue velvet trim at neck and arm openings; Width across arms 89 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23493, described as Huipil, multicolored, broade-woven with horizontal stripes of chevron designs, zig-zag, diamond and reversed triangle patterns. Warps are a plain beige linen colour and are much thinner than the colourful wefts. The only seam present runs up the middle of the garment, there are no side nor shoulder seams.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23495a,b, described as Huipil: two widths unassembled; white cotton warp face; narrow red warp stripes; cotton brocade across rows of free-standing geometric figures based on triangular forms in red, orange, and green; a) 66 x 88.9 cm width; b) 66 x 95.2 cm width.