Huipil

Museum number:
3-23477
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Accession number:
Acc.2393
Description:
Huipil; white cotton warp face; deep collar of varicolored silk hearts and flowers embroidered on lilac ground; 104.2 cm x 119.4 cm width.
Donor:
Mrs. Richard S. Robinson and Richard S. Robinson
Collection place:
San Cristobal Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Virginia Wickenden
Collection date:
1923-1925
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23477, described as Huipil; white cotton warp face; deep collar of varicolored silk hearts and flowers embroidered on lilac ground; 104.2 cm x 119.4 cm width.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23477, described as Huipil; white cotton warp face; deep collar of varicolored silk hearts and flowers embroidered on lilac ground; 104.2 cm x 119.4 cm width.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23477, described as Huipil; white cotton warp face; deep collar of varicolored silk hearts and flowers embroidered on lilac ground; 104.2 cm x 119.4 cm width.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23477, described as Huipil; white cotton warp face; deep collar of varicolored silk hearts and flowers embroidered on lilac ground; 104.2 cm x 119.4 cm width.

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