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 hemmed by hand-hemmed. Arm openings but no head hole cut out.
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:
Cotton (textile) and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
1890s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 100 centimeters and length 61 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Cotton singles in white . Silk floss in magenta, pink, light blue, and gold. Suppl. weft of silk floss in magenta, pink, light blue, and gold. CONTEXT OF USE: Ceremonial or cofradía huipil, one of 27 huipiles from Sacapulas. This example predominantly silk and has a fine texture. Since no head hole exists, this was probably worn on the shoulders or used to carry ceremonial objects. Iconography: Geometric. Beautifully woven cloth (Arriola de Geng). CONSERVATION: Good although stained. Holes in center front panel, right front and back panel.