Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two lienzos joined front and back with randa; end selvages loom-finished; head-hole cut out and finished with buttonhole stitch. 133 cm x 85 cm. Native name/meaning: Huipil/Blouse. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. This floor-length garment was probably made for sale for the tourist market as huipils are not made this long for native use. It is a new piece of strikingly bold colors; motifs are placed on top ⅓ and bottom ⅓ of garment. Randa is triangular-shaped multicolored and extends the entire length; stripes of multicolored warps occur at side selvages and where two pieces meet in the center; mercerized cotton predominates although some unmercerized cotton is used in supp. weft brocading.
Donor:
Brian Tapp
Collection place:
Santo Domingo Xenacoj, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Sacatepquez; Santo Domingo Xenacoj
Collector:
Brian Tapp
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions