Servilleta

Museum number:
3-29994
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4518
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced support. weft brocading; one piece; warp cut and uncut, create 1.5 to 1.875 inch fringe on each end. 71 cm x 66.8 cm. Native name and meaning: Servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 5 and 9 singles in maroon; 1 three-ply n maroon, green, white, black, orange, blue, lavender, magenta, yellow and red; silk; 4 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun between 1980 and 1985, donated to the museum in 1991. Servilleta consists of multicolored stripes in various widths; fringe on each end created by leaving warps unwoven; one fringe end is cut while other is both cut and uncut (cut warps are knotted together at this end). One solitary support weft brocading near one corner of servilleta, done in a butterfly design, possibly the weaver's mark.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Servilleta, accession number 3-29994, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced support. weft brocading; one piece; warp cut and uncut, create 1.5 to 1.875 inch fringe on each end. 71 cm x 66.8 cm. Native name and meaning: Servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 5 and 9 singles in maroon; 1 three-ply n maroon, green, white, black, orange, blue, lavender, magenta, yellow and red; silk; 4 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun between 1980 and 1985, donated to the museum in 1991. Servilleta consists of multicolored stripes in various widths; fringe on each end created by leaving warps unwoven; one fringe end is cut while other is both cut and uncut (cut warps are knotted together at this end). One solitary support weft brocading near one corner of servilleta, done in a butterfly design, possibly the weaver's mark.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Servilleta, accession number 3-29994, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced support. weft brocading; one piece; warp cut and uncut, create 1.5 to 1.875 inch fringe on each end. 71 cm x 66.8 cm. Native name and meaning: Servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 5 and 9 singles in maroon; 1 three-ply n maroon, green, white, black, orange, blue, lavender, magenta, yellow and red; silk; 4 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun between 1980 and 1985, donated to the museum in 1991. Servilleta consists of multicolored stripes in various widths; fringe on each end created by leaving warps unwoven; one fringe end is cut while other is both cut and uncut (cut warps are knotted together at this end). One solitary support weft brocading near one corner of servilleta, done in a butterfly design, possibly the weaver's mark.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Servilleta, accession number 3-29994, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced support. weft brocading; one piece; warp cut and uncut, create 1.5 to 1.875 inch fringe on each end. 71 cm x 66.8 cm. Native name and meaning: Servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 5 and 9 singles in maroon; 1 three-ply n maroon, green, white, black, orange, blue, lavender, magenta, yellow and red; silk; 4 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun between 1980 and 1985, donated to the museum in 1991. Servilleta consists of multicolored stripes in various widths; fringe on each end created by leaving warps unwoven; one fringe end is cut while other is both cut and uncut (cut warps are knotted together at this end). One solitary support weft brocading near one corner of servilleta, done in a butterfly design, possibly the weaver's mark.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Servilleta, accession number 3-29994, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two faced support. weft brocading; one piece; warp cut and uncut, create 1.5 to 1.875 inch fringe on each end. 71 cm x 66.8 cm. Native name and meaning: Servilleta/multipurpose cloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 5 and 9 singles in maroon; 1 three-ply n maroon, green, white, black, orange, blue, lavender, magenta, yellow and red; silk; 4 two-ply in orange. Context of use: Collected by Miguel Hun between 1980 and 1985, donated to the museum in 1991. Servilleta consists of multicolored stripes in various widths; fringe on each end created by leaving warps unwoven; one fringe end is cut while other is both cut and uncut (cut warps are knotted together at this end). One solitary support weft brocading near one corner of servilleta, done in a butterfly design, possibly the weaver's mark.

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