Object class: Clothing / Culture or time period: Northern Mesoamerican cultures / Materials: Cotton (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cape, accession number 3-22432, described as Queshkemitl -- embroidered cotton

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28814, described as Huipil: White cotton, two piece seamed at center and sides except for neck slot and arm holes. Plain weave with heavy corded effect at shoulder, narrow band of multi-color embroidery around lower edge. Purple silk tassels at ends of neck slot front and back.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15800, described as Huipil; full length; white cotton; hand woven; pieced; varicolored horizontal wool stripes; chevron design; about 54 inches by 41 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-27781, described as Shirt; long white cotton shirt entirely open from armpits down; varicolored embroideries in floral, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs; undersides of sleeves open; sleeves fully gathered; length 1 meter. Woven cotton cloth, cross-stitch embroidery.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15811, described as Huipil. White cotton warp face; raised wefts on shoulders; line of varicolored silk floral embroidery front, back, sides; silk cord and tassels across bottom of neck opening. Length 35 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-22933, described as huipil; white cotton plainweave with warp ridges; 5 vertical bands; 3 horizontal rows of figures embroidered in purple; 30 1/2 inches width x 23 inches length

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-3416, described as Huipil; white cotton; 2 webs seamed sides and middle; bands of drawn-work of geometric figures, starts, birds, people, and cats; 34” Length x 35” width. Old style; 1 mend.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-27261, described as Rebozo; double-woven cotton in black and coral. Stylized flowers in vertical pattern. Elaborate macrame fringe. 166 x 55 cm. without fringe. Native name and meaning: Rebozo: woman's head covering. Context of use (incl. role in trade): *From the area of Ismiquilpan, Hidalgo (Otomi-speaking). Traditionally, tortilla bags ('costales') were woven of wool in the double-cloth technique; in the 1950's, coarsely make bags, napkins and rebozos like this piece began to be made out of mercerized cotton. - Alejandro de Avila Blomberg.