Object name: Huipil / Collection place: Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala / Culture or time period: Mesoamerican peoples - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15618, described as White rayon huipil with polychrome embroidery. Information from Mrs. Amanda Hun, a ladina from Guatamala, personal communication 1992 (Margot Schevill); Commercially woven rayon cloth. Purchased at the largest store in Coban, called "Deatz" - owned by a

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28123, described as [ cat card Description: Blouse Materials: Cotton Technique: Plain weave, embroidered Colors: White ground, varicolored designs Dimensions: 14 1/2 " x 29" Remarks: floral motives ]

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29437, described as Huipil, constructed from three pieces of white cotton, gauze weave with brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design in white, multi-colored floral embroidery around neckline and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neckline and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn, small brown sains in various areas. Length 44.0 cm, width 94.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28119, described as Blouse. Cotton. Gauze and plain weaves, brocaded. White ground, green designs. Floral, human figure, animal motifs. 18.5 inches x 38 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28121, described as Blouse. Cotton. Gauze and plain weave bands, brocaded. White. Bird, chevron motives. 17 inches x 36 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23465, described as Huipil; three-width cotton; red and green weft striped in gauze weave; two bands of white plain weave on bottom; 44.5 cm x 94 cm width.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-32180, described as Three piece cotton huipil. White on white cotton, back-strap loom, design with animals, geometric designs, and figures. Pieces joined by fine white cotton faggoting stitch randa. Square neckline is cut out rolled and interfaced with commercial cloth, machine sewn.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28126, described as [ cat card DESCRIPTION: Blouse Materials: Cotton, silk Technique: Plain weave, embroidered Colors: White ground varicolored designs Dimensions: 14 x 28" Remarks: Bead, wave motives. Factory woven. See Fig. 98a Textiles of Highland Guatemala, LMO ]

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23463, described as Huipil; factory-made white lawn; varicolored silk embroidery around neck; main color black with black silk applique in scallops and "sun" pattern at edges; 55.8 x 95.2 cm. Imagery at neck referred to as "snails". Treadle-loomed cloth, produced by one family in town, by the name of "Chocooj." "Cofrade" - used for festivals. Silk neckpiece and floss purchased from Chinese in town (no intermarriage). Similar story as for 1-15618: cloth purchased from largest store in Coban, called "Deatz", owned by a German family. Only women married to Germans could afford this cloth. Applique work at neck was done freehand, without the use of pattern pieces.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29436, described as Huipil, constructed from three pieces of white cotton, gauze weave with brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design in white, multi-colored floral embroidery around neckline and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neckline and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn. Length 46.0 cm, width 91.0 cm