Huipil, cofradía

Museum number:
3-30018
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4464
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; loom finished; two lienzos, hand stitched together; slit neck hole. 59.8 cm x 74.7 cm. Sobre Huipil/ Ceremonial blouse. Cotton 2 ply in red, brown and white; two 2-ply in brown, red and yellow. Cotton floss; 2 two-ply fuchsia, purple, green and royal blue;p 3 two-ply in white; 4 two- ply in white, royal blue. Silk floss: 2 two-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Huipil- ceremonial, from Tecpan. Handwoven on backstrap loom by Isabel Quitz for local use--of cotton threads. Old style ceremonial over blouse (sobre huipil) came back into fashion in 1993 per Margot Schevill.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Kaqchikel
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30018, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; loom finished; two lienzos, hand stitched together; slit neck hole. 59.8 cm x 74.7 cm. Sobre Huipil/ Ceremonial blouse. Cotton 2 ply in red, brown and white; two 2-ply in brown, red and yellow. Cotton floss; 2 two-ply fuchsia, purple, green and royal blue;p 3 two-ply in white; 4 two- ply in white, royal blue. Silk floss: 2 two-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Huipil- ceremonial, from Tecpan. Handwoven on backstrap loom by Isabel Quitz for local use--of cotton threads. Old style ceremonial over blouse (sobre huipil) came back into fashion in 1993 per Margot Schevill.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30018, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; loom finished; two lienzos, hand stitched together; slit neck hole. 59.8 cm x 74.7 cm. Sobre Huipil/ Ceremonial blouse. Cotton 2 ply in red, brown and white; two 2-ply in brown, red and yellow. Cotton floss; 2 two-ply fuchsia, purple, green and royal blue;p 3 two-ply in white; 4 two- ply in white, royal blue. Silk floss: 2 two-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Huipil- ceremonial, from Tecpan. Handwoven on backstrap loom by Isabel Quitz for local use--of cotton threads. Old style ceremonial over blouse (sobre huipil) came back into fashion in 1993 per Margot Schevill.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30018, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; loom finished; two lienzos, hand stitched together; slit neck hole. 59.8 cm x 74.7 cm. Sobre Huipil/ Ceremonial blouse. Cotton 2 ply in red, brown and white; two 2-ply in brown, red and yellow. Cotton floss; 2 two-ply fuchsia, purple, green and royal blue;p 3 two-ply in white; 4 two- ply in white, royal blue. Silk floss: 2 two-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Huipil- ceremonial, from Tecpan. Handwoven on backstrap loom by Isabel Quitz for local use--of cotton threads. Old style ceremonial over blouse (sobre huipil) came back into fashion in 1993 per Margot Schevill.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, cofradía, accession number 3-30018, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; loom finished; two lienzos, hand stitched together; slit neck hole. 59.8 cm x 74.7 cm. Sobre Huipil/ Ceremonial blouse. Cotton 2 ply in red, brown and white; two 2-ply in brown, red and yellow. Cotton floss; 2 two-ply fuchsia, purple, green and royal blue;p 3 two-ply in white; 4 two- ply in white, royal blue. Silk floss: 2 two-ply in royal blue, fuchsia and green. Huipil- ceremonial, from Tecpan. Handwoven on backstrap loom by Isabel Quitz for local use--of cotton threads. Old style ceremonial over blouse (sobre huipil) came back into fashion in 1993 per Margot Schevill.

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