Huipil

Museum number:
3-29826
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Nahuala, Sololá, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Solola; Nahuala, Guatemala
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 3 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 4 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 5 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 6 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 7 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 8 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 9 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 10 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 11 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 12 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 13 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 14 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 15 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 16 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 17 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 18 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 19 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.Hearst Museum object 20 of 20 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29826, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single and two-faced supp. weft brocading, two pieces, loom-finished end selvedges, joined front and back by randa, sides handsewn closed, head hole cut out, finished with button hole and zigzag stitches.

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