Huipil

Museum number:
3-29824
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Nahuala, Sololá, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Solola; Nahuala, Guatemala
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1960-1970
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 3 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 4 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 5 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 6 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 7 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 8 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 9 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 10 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 11 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 12 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 13 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 14 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 15 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 16 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 17 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 18 of 18 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29824, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos joined front and back by handsewn stitch and randa, sides handsewn closed, end selvedges loom-finished, head hole cut out, finished with buttonhole stitch.

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