Huipil material

Museum number:
3-28815
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Huipil material unsewn. White cotton, geometric brocade designs in white woven in the sheer background of plain weave. Twisted fringe at ends.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
San Bartolomé de los Llanos, Chiapas, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Chiapas, San Bartolomé de los Llanos,
Culture or time period:
Tzotzil people
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 105 centimeters and width 60 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil material, accession number 3-28815, described as Huipil material unsewn. White cotton, geometric brocade designs in white woven in the sheer background of plain weave. Twisted fringe at ends.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil material, accession number 3-28815, described as Huipil material unsewn. White cotton, geometric brocade designs in white woven in the sheer background of plain weave. Twisted fringe at ends.

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