Huipil

Museum number:
3-29743
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Alternate number:
WT 131 (original number, temp)
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Huipil-Treadle-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces; warps cut and machine-stitched. Head hole cut out, bound with commercial cloth.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos
Culture or time period:
Mam
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
1940-1950
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 71 centimeters and length 65 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Treadle loomed white cotton background. Supplementary weft in cotton, mauve cotton and yellow silk floss. Native name and meaning: Huipil- blouse CONTEXT OF USE: Upper pieces joined by randa, 1 1/2 inches wide, multicolored, over dark commercial cloth. Bottom pieces joined by machine. Armholes are bound with black commercial cloth, machine stitched. Inside of upper half is lined with purple and white gingham. Embroidery is in red, blue, green, yellow, black, white and brown. Bottom white weave has additional suppl. weft brocading in diamond and basket weave of white cotton, creating a pattern on plain weave. Purple yarn or hilo de carizo (spool). Was a cofradia huipil because of silk and colors. Remade into an everyday huipil. Taffeta lining on armholes worn out and replaced with black ribbon (liston). Characteristic of this town is the randa in center. Neck treatment shows Quetzaltenango influence (Arriola de Geng). CONSERVATION:Very good. Commercial cloth around neckline and armholes are worn.
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Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29743, described as Huipil-Treadle-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces; warps cut and machine-stitched. Head hole cut out, bound with commercial cloth.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29743, described as Huipil-Treadle-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces; warps cut and machine-stitched. Head hole cut out, bound with commercial cloth.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29743, described as Huipil-Treadle-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces; warps cut and machine-stitched. Head hole cut out, bound with commercial cloth.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29743, described as Huipil-Treadle-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces; warps cut and machine-stitched. Head hole cut out, bound with commercial cloth.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29743, described as Huipil-Treadle-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces; warps cut and machine-stitched. Head hole cut out, bound with commercial cloth.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29743, described as Huipil-Treadle-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces; warps cut and machine-stitched. Head hole cut out, bound with commercial cloth.

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