Huipil

Museum number:
3-29988
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4518
Description:
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.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
Sololá Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Solola, Guatemala
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Huipil, accession 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.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession 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.

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