Huipil

Museum number:
3-15616
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030015616
Accession number:
Acc.1186
Description:
White huipil with polychrome embroidery. Information from Mrs. Aminta Hun, a ladina from Guatemala, pers. comm. 1992 (M. Schevill): Backstrap-loomed weaving technique called "Caxquem" (square design). Referenced in "X Balam Q'ue, El Pajaro Sol" by Dr. Dieseldorf, page 15. Embroidery and applique at neck. Circular embroidery motif at neck is called "snails.
Donor:
Mrs. Leroy W. Hahn
Collection place:
Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Leroy W. Hahn and Mrs. Leroy W. Hahn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
ca. 1900-1925
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15616, described as White huipil with polychrome embroidery. Information from Mrs. Aminta Hun, a ladina from Guatemala, pers. comm. 1992 (M. Schevill): Backstrap-loomed weaving technique called "Caxquem" (square design). Referenced in "X Balam Q'ue, El Pajaro Sol" by Dr. Dieseldorf, page 15. Embroidery and applique at neck. Circular embroidery motif at neck is called "snails.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15616, described as White huipil with polychrome embroidery. Information from Mrs. Aminta Hun, a ladina from Guatemala, pers. comm. 1992 (M. Schevill): Backstrap-loomed weaving technique called "Caxquem" (square design). Referenced in "X Balam Q'ue, El Pajaro Sol" by Dr. Dieseldorf, page 15. Embroidery and applique at neck. Circular embroidery motif at neck is called "snails.

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