Huipil

Museum number:
3-29908
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029908
Alternate number:
G 151 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4193
Description:
Blouse; backstrap-loomed, plain weave, two-faced supplemental weft brocading, three pieces joined at back, front, sides, with randa, head hole cut out, hemmed with handstitching, decorated neckpiece, end selvedges loom-finished. Geometric borders, double-headed eagles, dots, triangles, zigzag designs. Materials, techniques: singles, cotton, white; wool, singles, multicolored, silk floss, white, gold; sedalina, two-ply, burgundy, fuchsia. Context of use: Neckpiece of commerical black cloth (faded), outlined with burgandy and magenta yarn; two medalions at shoulders have a pearl-like button at center; neckpiece hand-stitched, hem and cloth torn around lining; randa at mid-length with multi-colored yarns on both sides, front and back, and zigzag randa stitch in cotton blue yarn; uneven lengths in front and back of cloth; multicolored weft yarns found at bottom part. Conservation: Good, some dyes have bled.
Donor:
Penelope Cooper
Collection place:
Quiché Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
El Quiche; Chichicastenango
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Penelope Cooper
Collection date:
unknown
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 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29908, described as Blouse; backstrap-loomed, plain weave, two-faced supplemental weft brocading, three pieces joined at back, front, sides, with randa, head hole cut out, hemmed with handstitching, decorated neckpiece, end selvedges loom-finished. Geometric borders, double-headed eagles, dots, triangles, zigzag designs. Materials, techniques: singles, cotton, white; wool, singles, multicolored, silk floss, white, gold; sedalina, two-ply, burgundy, fuchsia. Context of use: Neckpiece of commerical black cloth (faded), outlined with burgandy and magenta yarn; two medalions at shoulders have a pearl-like button at center; neckpiece hand-stitched, hem and cloth torn around lining; randa at mid-length with multi-colored yarns on both sides, front and back, and zigzag randa stitch in cotton blue yarn; uneven lengths in front and back of cloth; multicolored weft yarns found at bottom part. Conservation: Good, some dyes have bled.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29908, described as Blouse; backstrap-loomed, plain weave, two-faced supplemental weft brocading, three pieces joined at back, front, sides, with randa, head hole cut out, hemmed with handstitching, decorated neckpiece, end selvedges loom-finished. Geometric borders, double-headed eagles, dots, triangles, zigzag designs. Materials, techniques: singles, cotton, white; wool, singles, multicolored, silk floss, white, gold; sedalina, two-ply, burgundy, fuchsia. Context of use: Neckpiece of commerical black cloth (faded), outlined with burgandy and magenta yarn; two medalions at shoulders have a pearl-like button at center; neckpiece hand-stitched, hem and cloth torn around lining; randa at mid-length with multi-colored yarns on both sides, front and back, and zigzag randa stitch in cotton blue yarn; uneven lengths in front and back of cloth; multicolored weft yarns found at bottom part. Conservation: Good, some dyes have bled.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29908, described as Blouse; backstrap-loomed, plain weave, two-faced supplemental weft brocading, three pieces joined at back, front, sides, with randa, head hole cut out, hemmed with handstitching, decorated neckpiece, end selvedges loom-finished. Geometric borders, double-headed eagles, dots, triangles, zigzag designs. Materials, techniques: singles, cotton, white; wool, singles, multicolored, silk floss, white, gold; sedalina, two-ply, burgundy, fuchsia. Context of use: Neckpiece of commerical black cloth (faded), outlined with burgandy and magenta yarn; two medalions at shoulders have a pearl-like button at center; neckpiece hand-stitched, hem and cloth torn around lining; randa at mid-length with multi-colored yarns on both sides, front and back, and zigzag randa stitch in cotton blue yarn; uneven lengths in front and back of cloth; multicolored weft yarns found at bottom part. Conservation: Good, some dyes have bled.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29908, described as Blouse; backstrap-loomed, plain weave, two-faced supplemental weft brocading, three pieces joined at back, front, sides, with randa, head hole cut out, hemmed with handstitching, decorated neckpiece, end selvedges loom-finished. Geometric borders, double-headed eagles, dots, triangles, zigzag designs. Materials, techniques: singles, cotton, white; wool, singles, multicolored, silk floss, white, gold; sedalina, two-ply, burgundy, fuchsia. Context of use: Neckpiece of commerical black cloth (faded), outlined with burgandy and magenta yarn; two medalions at shoulders have a pearl-like button at center; neckpiece hand-stitched, hem and cloth torn around lining; randa at mid-length with multi-colored yarns on both sides, front and back, and zigzag randa stitch in cotton blue yarn; uneven lengths in front and back of cloth; multicolored weft yarns found at bottom part. Conservation: Good, some dyes have bled.

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