Object name: Huipil / Object class: Main garments / Collection place: Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29730, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined front and back by handsewing, sides closed. Loom-finished end selvedges; head hole cut out and handsewn.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29434, described as huipil; unbleached cotton with supplementry wefts of red and yellow randomly woven. Neckline is embroidered with figures and flower motifs on a yellow ground (silk?) A horizonal band of red, yellow and lavender runs about midsection. The central and side seams are covered by banding of embroidered red and yellow squares. The bottom is hemmed (hand-stitched), the armholes sef-selvaged.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29729, described as Treadle-loomed manta. Two pieces joined front, side, back by hand stitching. Cut warps hemmed by hand. Head hole cut out, slit and head hole bound by embroidery; sleeves cut out and bounded by embroidery.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29731, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined front and back by handsewing. Loom-finished end selvedges; head hole cut out and finished with commercial cloth and trim.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-115, described as Woman’s shirt or huipil; off-white plain weave cotton with red, orange and green vertical stripes and brocaded horizontal stripes at shoulder area; lower 10 cm in back basket weave; “collar” of white commercial cotton, appliqued; 95 cm long, 104 cm across bottom Remarks: Fabric almost identical to cuff and collar of 3-114

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-199, described as Woman’s garment or guipil. (Gauzy white cotton, plain weave. Short guipil. Triangularly pointed hemline. Applique around neckline of red cotton. Rest of garment machine sewn. 51 cm long, 65 cm across hem.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29962, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; end selvages loom-finished; one piece joined at sides with randa; head hole slit and finished with button hole stitch. 52 cm x 73.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles white; 2 two-ply and 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Done in typical San Pedro Necta style where one piece of cloth is turned sideways and ends joined at one side with randa; entire top seam from shoulder to shoulder across front and back of head hole slit is finished in multicolored randa; arm opens are finished in button hole stitch. Iconography consists of geometrics, chevrons, "M"s and "N"s, flanked by "O"s, "X"s and diamond motifs.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30001, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; two faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; end-selvages loom-finished. 46 cm x 68.5 cm Cotton: 2 singles in white; 2 two-ply in white, red, blue, orange, light and dark green, yellow and pink; 6 two-ply in white, yellow, green, dark and light blue, orange, maroon, lavender. Huipil is not sewn together to create a garment. Typical San Pedro Necta style with warps turned sideways for width of garment and the end selvages (wefts) on the top and bottom; this is the only town that has this sideways layout. Iconography consists of geometric motifs and warp strips.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29724, described as Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined front and back by randa. Sides are closed; loom-finished end selvedges. Head hole cut out and finished with button hole stitch.