Huipil-cofradía: Backstrap-loomed, weft predominant plain weave. Tapestry woven weft. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined with randa at front, back, and sides. Ends cut and hand hemmed. Head hole cut out and edged with embroidery.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Sacapulas, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
El Quiche; Sacapulas
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Alizarin (natural colorant), Cotton (textile), Silk (cloth), and Silk floss
Taxon:
Dactylopius coccus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
1920s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 63 centimeters and width 94 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Cotton ground in 1-3 singles in white and 2,6 singles in red, yellow and green. Cotton suppl. weft in 6 singles in red, yellow and green. Silk floss embroidery in magenta, yellow and off-white. Silk cloth at neckline. CONTEXT OF USE: Ceremonial or cofradía huipil, one of 27 huipiles from Sacapulas. Iconography: Geometric woven and embroidered tassels. Red cotton is alizarin-dyed and purple silk is cochineal-dyed (Carlsen). Neck was originally decorated with pale pink silk cloth, hence the dating of the 1920s (Arriola de Geng). Hem appears to have been let down. Knots from weft on right side of huipil throughout all three pieces; possibly worn inside-out? See also 3-29663-664 and 3-29682. CONSERVATION: Good. Silk half-medallions extremely worn and threadbare. Embroidery frayed; overall faded and some stains.