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, hand-hemmed.
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), and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
1920s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 82.5 centimeters and length 58.5 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Cotton:ground in 1,3,6 singles in white; 2,6 singles in red; 2,5 singles in yellow, and green. Cotton suppl. weft in 6 singles red; 5 singles yellow and green. Silk floss in magenta, yellow and light blue (embroidery at neck). CONTEXT OF USE: Ceremonial or cofradía huipil, one of 27 huipiles from Sacapulas. Striped effect created by use of 3,6 singles in white plain weave weft; no evidence of any silk cloth medallions around neck(may have been worn completely away). Iconography: Geometric in woven body and "X" and vine embroidery motifs. Purple silk embroidery is dyed synthetically and red cotton is alizarin dyed (Carlsen). See also 3-29662-663 and 3-29682. CONSERVATION: Poor. Many holes (1/2 to 1" diameter), embroidery very worn. Black and brown stains throughout. Hem loosening in one panel. Some repairs made on tears, using purple and white cotton thread. Many loose weft threads.