Huipil: Backstrap-loomed, plain weave. Single faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined by machine, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and faced with manta. (43 cm X 94 cm) Multicolored.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
San Pedro Carcha, Alta Verapaz
Culture or time period:
Q'eqchi'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Weft [reassign]
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 94 centimeters and length 43 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap-loomed. Suppl. weft brocading cotton, multicolored singles. CONTEXT OF USE: Multiple green wefts at the bottom selvedges; looks like it may have had embroidered neck piece that was removed. Location was identified by Miguel Hun see also 3-29298. CONSERVATION: Very worn.