Object class: Tunics / Accession year: [Missing] / Function: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30005, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, two pieces joined with randa, loom-finished, head hole cut out and finished with lavish embroidery.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29999, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece ;end selvages loom finished; head hole not cut out. 127 cm x 75 cm. Cotton 2 two-ply blue; 4 two-ply green, purple; 6 two-ply blue. Supp. weft brocading in zigzag design dominates this piece with the exception of blue borders on both ends. Colors are non-traditional cording to donor Miguel Hun.Old style ceremonial huipils from this town are usually of three lienzos; this single lienzo example was probably made for sale as a table cloth per M. Schevill.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30007, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching. One end has cut warps that are hand hemmed; other warp end is loom-finished. Head hole is slit. 56 cm x 77.5 cm. Cotton: 2 ply in black; Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in pink magenta, purple, green, yellow, white, red and blue. Supp. weft is densely woven throughout piece, woven in geometric iconography. Band of plain black cotton at bottom (ground fabric).

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30008, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces, joined with hand stitching; ends loom-finished; slit head hole. 64.5 cm x 87.5 cm. Cotton: 2 two-ply white. 2 two-ply in green, black and purple. Woven by Isabel Quitz of Tecpan for sale in San Martin Jilotepeque and locally in Tecpan. Part of a woman's complete traje from this town.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29947, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined front and back with randa; end selvages loom-finished; head-hole cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch. 133 cm x 85 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. This floor-length garment was probably made for sale for the tourist market as huipils are not made this long for native use. It is a new piece of strikingly bold colors; motifs are placed on top ⅓ and bottom ⅓ of garment. Randa is triangular-shaped multicolored and extends the entire length; stripes of multicolored warps occur at side selvages and where two pieces meet in the center; mercerized cotton predominates although some unmercerized cotton is used in supp. weft brocading.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30006, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supporting weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching; one end loom-finished, other end has warps cut and hand hemmed; head hole slit unfinished. 38 cm x 58.5 cm. Cotton: 1 two-ply in black. Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in brown, green, aqua, maroon, orange, purple, white, red, light and dark pink, light and dark green, light and dark blue, yellow and lavender. This chi'd's huipil is unfinished; the head hole slit has not been opened. Rows of multicolored supporting weft brocading are evenly spaced throughout the whole piece Iconography consists of geometric motifs.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30003, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; 3-faced support weft brocading; two pieces joined front, back and sides with randa; two-end selvages loom finished while other end warps cut and hand hemmed; head hole cut out and finished with satin weave cloth and embroider. 85 cm X 115.5 cm. Cotton: 2 singles red, brown (ixcaco), blue, green, whit/blue jaspe; 3 singles in brown (ixcaco); silk floss; various colors. Neck has a star-shaped satin cloth stitched down with silk floss and rings of embroidery radiating out towards a circle of satin cloth in the center. This in turn, radiates out in rings of silk embroidery floss. Garment is predominately in brown cotton with jaspe warp stripes. Supp. weft is not continuous but consists of single separate motifs. Texture is heavy. Commissioned; whole piece started fad; bought in 1986, copy of a 1920 huipil. Iconography consists of sun, moon, stars, little animals and warp stripes.