Huipil

Museum number:
3-29950
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4497
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; three lienzos joined by hand-stitching; ends loom-finished; head hole not cut out and side left open (i.e. unsewn). 48 cm x 106.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in dark blue; mercerized cotton: 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Texture of cloth is typical if this area with a loose weave background; multicolored supp. weft dominates textile with only the square area for head hole devoid of iconography. Weft ridge just below supp. weft could be joining of two woven webs.
Donor:
Brian Tapp
Collection place:
Tactic, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Poqomchi'
Collector:
Brian Tapp
Collection date:
1980s
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29950, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; three lienzos joined by hand-stitching; ends loom-finished; head hole not cut out and side left open (i.e. unsewn). 48 cm x 106.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in dark blue; mercerized cotton: 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Texture of cloth is typical if this area with a loose weave background; multicolored supp. weft dominates textile with only the square area for head hole devoid of iconography. Weft ridge just below supp. weft could be joining of two woven webs.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29950, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; three lienzos joined by hand-stitching; ends loom-finished; head hole not cut out and side left open (i.e. unsewn). 48 cm x 106.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in dark blue; mercerized cotton: 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Texture of cloth is typical if this area with a loose weave background; multicolored supp. weft dominates textile with only the square area for head hole devoid of iconography. Weft ridge just below supp. weft could be joining of two woven webs.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29950, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; three lienzos joined by hand-stitching; ends loom-finished; head hole not cut out and side left open (i.e. unsewn). 48 cm x 106.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles in dark blue; mercerized cotton: 4 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Texture of cloth is typical if this area with a loose weave background; multicolored supp. weft dominates textile with only the square area for head hole devoid of iconography. Weft ridge just below supp. weft could be joining of two woven webs.

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