Huipil

Museum number:
3-23473
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Accession number:
Acc.2393
Description:
Huipil; two-width; white cotton plain weave; varicolored interlocking comb forms band across center third; bands of yellow and black dots alternate with bands of geometric design; bottom border elaborate red, blue, yellow check; brocade yarns cotton except for purple and fuchsia silk; weaver's mark elaborate; 57.2 c 85.1 cm width.
Donor:
Mrs. Richard S. Robinson and Richard S. Robinson
Collection place:
Chimaltenango Department, 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 3-23473, described as Huipil; two-width; white cotton plain weave; varicolored interlocking comb forms band across center third; bands of yellow and black dots alternate with bands of geometric design; bottom border elaborate red, blue, yellow check; brocade yarns cotton except for purple and fuchsia silk; weaver's mark elaborate; 57.2 c 85.1 cm width.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-23473, described as Huipil; two-width; white cotton plain weave; varicolored interlocking comb forms band across center third; bands of yellow and black dots alternate with bands of geometric design; bottom border elaborate red, blue, yellow check; brocade yarns cotton except for purple and fuchsia silk; weaver's mark elaborate; 57.2 c 85.1 cm width.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23473, described as Huipil; two-width; white cotton plain weave; varicolored interlocking comb forms band across center third; bands of yellow and black dots alternate with bands of geometric design; bottom border elaborate red, blue, yellow check; brocade yarns cotton except for purple and fuchsia silk; weaver's mark elaborate; 57.2 c 85.1 cm width.

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