Huipil, santo

Museum number:
3-29718
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
WT 68 (original number, temp)
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Huipil-santo. Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. One Piece. sides are open, all selvedges loom-finished. Head hole and arm holes cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Dept, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Guatemala; San Pedro Sacatepequez
Culture or time period:
Kaqchikel
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
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:
1930s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 21.5 centimeters and width 23 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap loomed. Cotton, one and two ply, white predominant, plus red and purple. Silk floss, violet, pink, ivory, gold. Native name and meaning: Huipil de santo-- blouse for a saint. CONTEXT OF USE: Iconography: horses, worms, chickens, ducks, floral pattern done in geometric motifs. Weaver's mark of embroidered words--- front white base "Recuerdo de Sebastiana Ajcuc". This huipil is similar to one pictured in Robbins (1985) on cover that is dated C.1935 and is for a figure of the Virgin of the Rosary. This huipil is for Baby Jesus indicated by armholes; lavender spool yarn (Arriola de Geng). See also 3-29719 CONSERVATION: Very good, slightly dirty.
Loans:
S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Huipil, santo, accession number 3-29718, described as Huipil-santo. Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. One Piece. sides are open, all selvedges loom-finished. Head hole and arm holes cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil, santo, accession number 3-29718, described as Huipil-santo. Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. One Piece. sides are open, all selvedges loom-finished. Head hole and arm holes cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil, santo, accession number 3-29718, described as Huipil-santo. Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. One Piece. sides are open, all selvedges loom-finished. Head hole and arm holes cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, santo, accession number 3-29718, described as Huipil-santo. Backstrap-loomed, balanced plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. One Piece. sides are open, all selvedges loom-finished. Head hole and arm holes cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch.

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