Huipil

Museum number:
3-23455a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2393
Description:
Two parts of a three-width huipil; a) centerpiece, white cotton warp face; red, yellow, blue weft stripes; groups of three bands of red, yellow, green, purple brocade; 55.9 x 111.7 cm.; b) Side selection; 36.8 x 101.6 cm. A note pinned to it read: "San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos; often worn in San Antonio (Sacatepequez).
Donor:
Mrs. Richard S. Robinson and Richard S. Robinson
Collection place:
San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Dept, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Collector:
Virginia Wickenden
Collection date:
1923-1925
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23455a,b, described as Two parts of a three-width huipil; a) centerpiece, white cotton warp face; red, yellow, blue weft stripes; groups of three bands of red, yellow, green, purple brocade; 55.9 x 111.7 cm.; b) Side selection; 36.8 x 101.6 cm. A note pinned to it read: "San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos; often worn in San Antonio (Sacatepequez).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23455a,b, described as Two parts of a three-width huipil; a) centerpiece, white cotton warp face; red, yellow, blue weft stripes; groups of three bands of red, yellow, green, purple brocade; 55.9 x 111.7 cm.; b) Side selection; 36.8 x 101.6 cm. A note pinned to it read: "San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos; often worn in San Antonio (Sacatepequez).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23455a,b, described as Two parts of a three-width huipil; a) centerpiece, white cotton warp face; red, yellow, blue weft stripes; groups of three bands of red, yellow, green, purple brocade; 55.9 x 111.7 cm.; b) Side selection; 36.8 x 101.6 cm. A note pinned to it read: "San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos; often worn in San Antonio (Sacatepequez).

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