Huipil

Museum number:
3-29999
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4518
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece ;end selvages loom finished; head hole not cut out. 127 cm x 75 cm. Cotton 2 two-ply blue; 4 two-ply green, purple; 6 two-ply blue. Supp. weft brocading in zigzag design dominates this piece with the exception of blue borders on both ends. Colors are non-traditional cording to donor Miguel Hun.Old style ceremonial huipils from this town are usually of three lienzos; this single lienzo example was probably made for sale as a table cloth per M. Schevill.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Achi and Guatemalan
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29999, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece ;end selvages loom finished; head hole not cut out. 127 cm x 75 cm. Cotton 2 two-ply blue; 4 two-ply green, purple; 6 two-ply blue. Supp. weft brocading in zigzag design dominates this piece with the exception of blue borders on both ends. Colors are non-traditional cording to donor Miguel Hun.Old style ceremonial huipils from this town are usually of three lienzos; this single lienzo example was probably made for sale as a table cloth per M. Schevill.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29999, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece ;end selvages loom finished; head hole not cut out. 127 cm x 75 cm. Cotton 2 two-ply blue; 4 two-ply green, purple; 6 two-ply blue. Supp. weft brocading in zigzag design dominates this piece with the exception of blue borders on both ends. Colors are non-traditional cording to donor Miguel Hun.Old style ceremonial huipils from this town are usually of three lienzos; this single lienzo example was probably made for sale as a table cloth per M. Schevill.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29999, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece ;end selvages loom finished; head hole not cut out. 127 cm x 75 cm. Cotton 2 two-ply blue; 4 two-ply green, purple; 6 two-ply blue. Supp. weft brocading in zigzag design dominates this piece with the exception of blue borders on both ends. Colors are non-traditional cording to donor Miguel Hun.Old style ceremonial huipils from this town are usually of three lienzos; this single lienzo example was probably made for sale as a table cloth per M. Schevill.

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