Huipil

Museum number:
3-29955
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029955
Accession number:
Acc.4497
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined with machine stitching; ends loom-finished, head hole slit and finished with embroidery yarn. 59.5 cm x 94 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 6 singles in white; 12 singles in red; 1 two-ply in red; 6 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. The supp. weft brocading on this huipil covers one side and 2/3 of the upper portion on the other side, and is done in bands or zones of geometric shapes; evenly spaced narrow red warp stripes punctuate the white background; the head hole is formed by leaving space where the two lienzos are joined; the sides have been left open (i.e. unsewn).
Donor:
Brian Tapp
Collection place:
Santiago Sacatepéquez, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Sacatepquez; Santiago Sacatepequez
Collector:
Brian Tapp
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29955, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined with machine stitching; ends loom-finished, head hole slit and finished with embroidery yarn. 59.5 cm x 94 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 6 singles in white; 12 singles in red; 1 two-ply in red; 6 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. The supp. weft brocading on this huipil covers one side and 2/3 of the upper portion on the other side, and is done in bands or zones of geometric shapes; evenly spaced narrow red warp stripes punctuate the white background; the head hole is formed by leaving space where the two lienzos are joined; the sides have been left open (i.e. unsewn).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29955, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined with machine stitching; ends loom-finished, head hole slit and finished with embroidery yarn. 59.5 cm x 94 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 3 and 6 singles in white; 12 singles in red; 1 two-ply in red; 6 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. The supp. weft brocading on this huipil covers one side and 2/3 of the upper portion on the other side, and is done in bands or zones of geometric shapes; evenly spaced narrow red warp stripes punctuate the white background; the head hole is formed by leaving space where the two lienzos are joined; the sides have been left open (i.e. unsewn).

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