Huipil

Museum number:
3-29439a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210329439a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4117
Description:
Huipil, made from three panels, center panel is red cotton with purple silk stripes at lower edge, multi-colored brocaded and embroidered geometric and zoomorphic design, two side panels are white cotton with multi-colored brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design, one side panel discolored, other panel (B) is detatched. A: Length 86.5 cm, width 94.0 cm, B: Length 86.5 cm, width 39.0 cm
Donor:
Mrs. Harry B. Perrin
Collection place:
Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1987
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29439a,b, described as Huipil, made from three panels, center panel is red cotton with purple silk stripes at lower edge, multi-colored brocaded and embroidered geometric and zoomorphic design, two side panels are white cotton with multi-colored brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design, one side panel discolored, other panel (B) is detatched. A: Length 86.5 cm, width 94.0 cm, B: Length 86.5 cm, width 39.0 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29439a,b, described as Huipil, made from three panels, center panel is red cotton with purple silk stripes at lower edge, multi-colored brocaded and embroidered geometric and zoomorphic design, two side panels are white cotton with multi-colored brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design, one side panel discolored, other panel (B) is detatched. A: Length 86.5 cm, width 94.0 cm, B: Length 86.5 cm, width 39.0 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29439a,b, described as Huipil, made from three panels, center panel is red cotton with purple silk stripes at lower edge, multi-colored brocaded and embroidered geometric and zoomorphic design, two side panels are white cotton with multi-colored brocaded geometric and zoomorphic design, one side panel discolored, other panel (B) is detatched. A: Length 86.5 cm, width 94.0 cm, B: Length 86.5 cm, width 39.0 cm

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