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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29596, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading, cotton. Three pieces, hand-stitched. End selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and hemmed by hand. (40 cm X 83 cm)
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29597, described as Huipil Lienzo: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave, single-faced supp. weft brocading of cotton singles. One piece; end selvedges loom-finished. (99 cm X 35 cm)
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28149, described as [ cat card DESCRIPTION: Blouse Materials: Cotton, Technique: Basket weave, brocaded Colors: Blue ground varicolored designs Dimensions: 19 x 43 " Remarks: Geometric motives ]
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29598, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single faced, suppl. weft brocading.. Three pieces machine-stitched, end selvedges all loomed finished. Head hole cut out, faced, embroidered, one piece lined with commercial cotton cloth, one sleeve opening lined with commercial cotton cloth.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29950, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; three lienzos joined by hand-stitching; ends loom-finished; head hole not cut out and side left open (i.e. unsewn). 48 cm x 106.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in dark blue; mercerized cotton: 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Texture of cloth is typical if this area with a loose weave background; multicolored supp. weft dominates textile with only the square area for head hole devoid of iconography. Weft ridge just below supp. weft could be joining of two woven webs.

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