Huipil

Museum number:
3-23458
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2393
Description:
Huipil; three-width; white cotton plain weave; brocade design mostly red; half way down on centerpiece, wide mano on sides; typical black silk rosettes on mano and in "sun" design around neck opening; 73 x 83.9 cm. Perfect example of huipil from this area.
Donor:
Mrs. Richard S. Robinson and Richard S. Robinson
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, 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
Loans:
S1980-1981 #58: University of California, Davis (April 3, 1981–September 12, 1981) and S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23458, described as Huipil; three-width; white cotton plain weave; brocade design mostly red; half way down on centerpiece, wide mano on sides; typical black silk rosettes on mano and in "sun" design around neck opening; 73 x 83.9 cm. Perfect example of huipil from this area.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23458, described as Huipil; three-width; white cotton plain weave; brocade design mostly red; half way down on centerpiece, wide mano on sides; typical black silk rosettes on mano and in "sun" design around neck opening; 73 x 83.9 cm. Perfect example of huipil from this area.

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