Object name: Huipil / Culture or time period: Maya / Materials: Alizarin (natural colorant) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-145, described as Guipil (Brown cotton with some white weft stripes. Brocaded in red and orange cotton. Dark blue applique work at neck.) For the color red, the fiber is cotton and the dye result is madder. For the color pink the fiber is silk and the dye result is probable synthetic.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-130, described as Woman’s garment or huipil; sleeves and bodice only; white cotton, gauzy weave, plain weave with few basket weave stripes; brocaded in greens, red and yellow; approximately 50 cm long, 104 cm wide across bottom; for the color red, the fiber is cotton and the dye result is madder; for the color blue the fiber is cotton and the dye result is probable indigo