Huipil

Museum number:
3-23539
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2393
Description:
Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red, yellow and blue twill alternate with bands of blue cotton brocade in geometric and plant designs; 123.2 cm. complete length x 69.8 cm. Paired warps, single wefts.
Donor:
Mrs. Richard S. Robinson and Richard S. Robinson
Collection place:
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 3-23539, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red, yellow and blue twill alternate with bands of blue cotton brocade in geometric and plant designs; 123.2 cm. complete length x 69.8 cm. Paired warps, single wefts.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23539, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red, yellow and blue twill alternate with bands of blue cotton brocade in geometric and plant designs; 123.2 cm. complete length x 69.8 cm. Paired warps, single wefts.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23539, described as Huipil width; white cotton; upper half bands of red, yellow and blue twill alternate with bands of blue cotton brocade in geometric and plant designs; 123.2 cm. complete length x 69.8 cm. Paired warps, single wefts.

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