Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front and back by hand sewn randa. Sides are open, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch and embroidery.
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:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
1930s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 54.5 centimeters and width 112 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap loomed. Single and two-ply cotton in white, red, purple; silk floss in odd white. Use of inside facing (flour sack). Native name and meaning: Huipil, casamiento- Woman's wedding blouse. CONTEXT OF USE: Iconography: geometric motifs. Neck was previously embroidered. Dating relates to the smaller motifs on bottom (Arriola de Geng). See also 3-29714,3-29716 CONSERVATION: Poor; Heavily worn. The majority of the garment reinforced with facing.