Object name: Huipil / Culture or time period: Mesoamerican peoples / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29654, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front, back and sides by machine stitching. One end selvedge loom-finished, other end warps cut, hemmed with machine stitching;. Head hole cut out, bound with purple velvet with medallion on back and front and shoulders made from same purple velvet and decorated with embroidery. Sleeve openings faced with manta hand-stitched.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15639, described as Blue huipil with polychrome zig-zagged embroidery design

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28147, described as [ cat card DESCRIPTION: Blouse Materials: Cotton Technique: Plain weave, brocaded Colors: Dark blue ground, white designs Dimensions: 18 x 38" Remarks: Bird, lozenge motives. See Fig. 100d Textiles of Highland Guatemala, LMO ]

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 3-15618, 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 3-30132, described as “Huipil” - used; Maya woman’s blouse/dress on backstrap-loomed woven cotton cloth; cream colored with brocade decoration on front, back, and shoulders; 8 1/2” v-neck slit in center top front; 10” slits/openings on right and left slides for arms (without sleeves); brocade decoration consists of colors in magenta, light blue, dark blue, pink, and green; horizontal, geometric designed band across back and shoulders, with six 5 1/2” x 4 1/2” geometric birds under band; front consists of ten (approx. 4” x 4”) geometric birds in various color patterns; v-neck and back collar is adorned with curvy, zigzag line, as welll as the shoulder slit areas; a 13” x 1/5” stitched magenta line down back center (from top); 8” x 8” x 1/5” stitched magenta line down front center, beneath v-neck; staining throughout, primarily around v-neck collar and front bottom half; stretching of material in a solid band 3/4 way down in front with a few slight holes; uneven length along bottom edge--approx. 1 1/2” longer in parts; 37” x 35” overall

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23455a,b, described as Two parts of a three-width huipil; a) centerpiece, white cotton warp face; red, yellow, blue weft stripes; groups of three bands of red, yellow, green, purple brocade; 55.9 x 111.7 cm.; b) Side selection; 36.8 x 101.6 cm. A note pinned to it read: "San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos; often worn in San Antonio (Sacatepequez).

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-11057, described as Huipil. White linen with dark indigo and pink floral embroidery below neckline and above hem; scalloped neck opening and hem with alternating sections of same colors; small buttonhole openings at sleeves and neck edges for blue and pink Z-twisted cord with tassels at each end. Width 98.1 cm by 109 cm. Huipil means woman’s blouse or dress. Materials: extremely finely woven white linen; hand embroidered in backstitch, satin stitch, french knots and buttonhole stitches using red-brown, black linen thread. Techniques: plain weave, embroidery. Women’s everyday blouse. The cord and tassels in sleeve allow the sleeves to be pulled up in a gathered fashion and tied at the shoulders. Probably made in the 1920s or earlier-- Alejandro de Avila Blomberg. See note from Yolanda Woo in accession envelope. Attributed by Alejandro de Avila Blomberg, Sept. 1984.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29365, described as Blouse, cotton, inlaid wool brocade in orange, pink, green, 3 pieces crudely joined together, natural ground is 'pink' because dye has run badly. neckhole is finished (76 x 218 cm)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-27819, described as Huipil: Woman's white cotton cloth with red vertical stripes. Embroidered decoration in orange and magenta near the neck.

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