Huipil, sobre

Museum number:
3-29711
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
WT 251 (original number, TEMP)
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Huipil, sobre cofradia: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front and back with randa. Sides are open, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and finished with machine stitch.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Dept, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Guatemala; San Pedro Sacatepequez
Culture or time period:
Kaqchikel
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (yarn and commercial cloth) and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
1940s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 54 centimeters and width 91 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap loomed. One and two ply cotton; silk floss;commercial cotton used for facing and patch; white, red, lavender, ivory , green, purple. Native name and meaning: Huipil, sobre, cofradia-- Woman's ceremonial blouse CONTEXT OF USE: Side selvedge is frayed but reinforced in some places with hand sewn hem. Center selvedge of purple, green, red and white stripes; four rows of purple weft on loom-finished end selvedges. Randa is a lavender cotton and ivory silk floss. Patches made of woven and commercial fabric both hand and machine sewn. The animal images include peacocks, worms, mosquitoes, chickens, lions and one small dog; Front left lienzo in lower right with machine stitching; has been tucked at shoulders. See also 3-29710 CONSERVATION: Heavily worn in some places. Side selvedges are frayed; huipil cut and remade.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29711, described as Huipil, sobre cofradia: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front and back with randa. Sides are open, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and finished with machine stitch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29711, described as Huipil, sobre cofradia: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front and back with randa. Sides are open, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and finished with machine stitch.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29711, described as Huipil, sobre cofradia: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front and back with randa. Sides are open, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and finished with machine stitch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29711, described as Huipil, sobre cofradia: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front and back with randa. Sides are open, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and finished with machine stitch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29711, described as Huipil, sobre cofradia: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced supp. weft brocading. Two pieces joined front and back with randa. Sides are open, end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut out and finished with machine stitch.

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