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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-29822, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by randa and hand-stitching, end selvedges loom-finished, head hold cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-23509, described as Huipil width; green cotton repp; varicolored silk brocade free-standing geometric motifs; wide center band with same brocade design; standing zigzags, mostly cerise; 71.1 x 43.2 cm wide.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-32076, described as Huipil, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala. 78 cm. long when doubled, 94 cm. wide.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-32157, described as Huipil: Two piece back-strap loom woven cotton huipil with pink warp and ground cloth. Single sided supplementary weft of black diamonds with multicolored centers, white stripes and a thick band of light blue and multiple other color designs across the chest. Neckband is cutout, interfaced with commercial cloth and sewn. There are thick, embroidered ovals of green and blue embroidery floss around the neckline.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-29988, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; warp-faced plain weave; double-faced supp. weft brocading; four pieces joined with hand-stitching; one end loom-finished, other three warps are cut; neckline is gathered at back and collar attached with hand-stitching; slit opening for head hole; sleeves set in. 85 cm x 71 cm. Native name and meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in black, blue, yellow, and jaspe blue/white; 3 singles in blue; silk floss in white, yellow, magenta, blue, purple, light green. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun, who donated it the museum in 1991. Body of this huipil is predominately blue with multicolored warp stripes of varying widths. Sleeves are red background with multicolored stripes, including jaspe. Typical construction for this town. Stars are double-faced supp. weft brocading or could be embroidered, as are the bands along the shoulder seams.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-32166, described as Child's cotton huipil, Santiago Atitlan Light purple warp with black warp strips and ground cloth with horizontal bands of supplementary weft along length of piece. Neck collar features typical embroidered squares with embroidered birds. Neck line square cut out and rolled and hand sewn under, with floral design surrounding. One end of huipil rolled and hand sewn, other cut with loose threads. Arm holes outlined with scalloped crochet done in turquoise embroidery floss.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-23504, described as Huipil; white cotton repp; bands of free-standing red and blue geometric motifs with occasional spots of green; band of upright zigzags in red, blue, green cotton and cerise silk.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-23507, described as Huipil; width; indigo cotton repp; red borders; bands of varicolored silk and cotton free standing brocade chevrons and parallelograms; center band comb and parallelograms; 92.7 x 61 cm wide
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, museum number 3-29841, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, warps cut and machine-hemmed, joined front and back by machine and hand-stitching, sides machine-stitched closed, head hole cut out, faced with commercial trim and machine-stitched.