Huipil

Museum number:
3-30007
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4464
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching. One end has cut warps that are hand hemmed; other warp end is loom-finished. Head hole is slit. 56 cm x 77.5 cm. Cotton: 2 ply in black; Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in pink magenta, purple, green, yellow, white, red and blue. Supp. weft is densely woven throughout piece, woven in geometric iconography. Band of plain black cotton at bottom (ground fabric).
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
San Martín Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
San Martin Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan and Kaqchikel
Collector:
Linda Green
Collection date:
1990
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-30007, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching. One end has cut warps that are hand hemmed; other warp end is loom-finished. Head hole is slit. 56 cm x 77.5 cm. Cotton: 2 ply in black; Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in pink magenta, purple, green, yellow, white, red and blue. Supp. weft is densely woven throughout piece, woven in geometric iconography. Band of plain black cotton at bottom (ground fabric).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-30007, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching. One end has cut warps that are hand hemmed; other warp end is loom-finished. Head hole is slit. 56 cm x 77.5 cm. Cotton: 2 ply in black; Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in pink magenta, purple, green, yellow, white, red and blue. Supp. weft is densely woven throughout piece, woven in geometric iconography. Band of plain black cotton at bottom (ground fabric).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-30007, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching. One end has cut warps that are hand hemmed; other warp end is loom-finished. Head hole is slit. 56 cm x 77.5 cm. Cotton: 2 ply in black; Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in pink magenta, purple, green, yellow, white, red and blue. Supp. weft is densely woven throughout piece, woven in geometric iconography. Band of plain black cotton at bottom (ground fabric).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-30007, described as Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; single and two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with hand stitching. One end has cut warps that are hand hemmed; other warp end is loom-finished. Head hole is slit. 56 cm x 77.5 cm. Cotton: 2 ply in black; Mercerized cotton: 3 two-ply in pink magenta, purple, green, yellow, white, red and blue. Supp. weft is densely woven throughout piece, woven in geometric iconography. Band of plain black cotton at bottom (ground fabric).

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