Huipil

Museum number:
3-23538
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Accession number:
Acc.2393
Description:
Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red and gold twill stripes alternate with red cotton brocade in geometric designs; narrow mano with two blue bands; 132.2cm complete length X 72.4 width. Single warp and double wefts. Warps are paired irregularly across the piece to make a slight ridge. Wide enough for a one-width huipil.
Donor:
Mrs. Richard S. Robinson and Richard S. Robinson
Collection place:
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 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23538, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red and gold twill stripes alternate with red cotton brocade in geometric designs; narrow mano with two blue bands; 132.2cm complete length X 72.4 width. Single warp and double wefts. Warps are paired irregularly across the piece to make a slight ridge. Wide enough for a one-width huipil.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23538, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red and gold twill stripes alternate with red cotton brocade in geometric designs; narrow mano with two blue bands; 132.2cm complete length X 72.4 width. Single warp and double wefts. Warps are paired irregularly across the piece to make a slight ridge. Wide enough for a one-width huipil.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23538, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red and gold twill stripes alternate with red cotton brocade in geometric designs; narrow mano with two blue bands; 132.2cm complete length X 72.4 width. Single warp and double wefts. Warps are paired irregularly across the piece to make a slight ridge. Wide enough for a one-width huipil.

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