Collection place: Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala / Year collected: [Missing] / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - 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 3-29986, described as Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; three pieces, all end selvages loom-finished; pieces joined by hand-stitching; headhole not cut out. 53 cm x 109 cm. Native name and meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 two-ply in white, red; 4 two-ply in dark blue, red, green, yellow, and purple. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun and donated to the museum in 1991. The outer lienzos are white with bands of multicolored supp. weft motifs that flank central red-on-red lienzo. Red-on-red lienzo has supp. weft brocading in blue and green vertical zigzags. White lienzos' motifs consist of birds on tobacco plants, stylized starts, pacaya palm leave. Unfinished headhold is square with supp. weft edging on two sides; end of supp. weft are cut and loose on inside. "Daily blouse, if worn as a veil, it becomes ceremonial." (Hun) Center lienzo is similar to a huipil from Tactic, 3-29598.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29171, described as Huipil: dark blue plain weave ground with brocade that is mainly red. center panel has varicolored zigzag design and geometric figures, sides have varicolored arrows, snowflakes, and geometric designs, w: 103 cm, l (from neck to bottom) 48 cm

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 3-29437, 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 3-29436, 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

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29435, described as Huipil, white cotton dotted swiss, multi-colored embroidery in geometric design around neck and sleeves, buttonhole stitch finishes edges, neck and sleeve openings, reinforced on inside with white cotton material, hand sewn. Length 46.0 cm, width 91.5 cm