Culture or time period: Mam / Accession year: [Missing] / Function: 2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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.