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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23494, described as Huipil; two-widths; indigo cotton warp face; covered with cotton brocade except for two dotted bands at bottom; colors and design the same as 3-23494; 71.1 x 80 cm width.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28087, described as Blouse material. Cotton. Plain weave, brocaded. Yellow ground, varicolored designs. Zigzag, block motifs 28 inches x 16.5 inches
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 3-32040, described as huipil or shirt, woven textile, white with pattern.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23539, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red, yellow and blue twill alternate with bands of blue cotton brocade in geometric and plant designs; 123.2 cm. complete length x 69.8 cm. Paired warps, single wefts.
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 3-29986, 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 3-29912, described as Blouse; backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, two-faced supp. weft brocading, three pieces of cloth joined front, back, and sides with randa; head hole cut out, hemmed by hand, bordered with embroidery and silk commercial cloth; selvedges loom-finished; geometric figures and star-shaped designs; 65 cm X 90.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30002, described as Backstrap loomed warp-faced plain weave; two-faced support weft brocading; 2 pieces joined front, back and sides with randa; two end-selvages loom-finished while other two warps are cut. Hand-hemmed, head hole slit; tassels off shoulder line. Cotton 2 singles in red; 1 two-ply in red, green, yellow, pink light blue, orange and purple. Acrylic: singles in blue; 2 ply lavender, purple, blue, green and pink. Shoulder line has series of support weft horizontal bands, whose weft ends are twisted and braided into 3 inch fringes front and back. Yoke has acrylic support weft of predominately purple color with blue, green, and pink zigzags. Two pieces are matched symmetrically at the top but bottom ends are uneven. Some basket weave in central warp stripes are joined together. Bought in Zacualpa.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-28095, described as Blouse material used as shoulder wrap. Cotton in bands of heavy and light yarns. Plain weave, brocaded. White ground, yellow, red, purple designs. Triangle, lozenge motifs. See Fig. 102b, Textiles of Highland Guatemala. 52 inches by 60 inches

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