Huipil

Museum number:
3-29286
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Accession number:
Acc.3912
Description:
Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.
Donor:
Margaret Kulp Memorial Fund
Collection place:
San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 10 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 11 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.Hearst Museum object 12 of 12 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29286, described as Huipil (blouse); white cotton with varicolored embroidery of paired birds and geometric designs; square neck with worn blue velvet trim overlaid with white cotton diamonds; same trim on arm opening; Width across arms 80 cm.

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