Huipil

Museum number:
3-30005
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4584
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, two pieces joined with randa, loom-finished, head hole cut out and finished with lavish embroidery.
Donor:
Linda Green and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Patzún, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Chimaltenango; Patzun
Culture or time period:
Kaqchikel
Collector:
Linda Green
Collection date:
1992
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-30005, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, two pieces joined with randa, loom-finished, head hole cut out and finished with lavish embroidery.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-30005, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, two pieces joined with randa, loom-finished, head hole cut out and finished with lavish embroidery.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-30005, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, two pieces joined with randa, loom-finished, head hole cut out and finished with lavish embroidery.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30005, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, two pieces joined with randa, loom-finished, head hole cut out and finished with lavish embroidery.

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