Huipil neckpiece

Museum number:
3-29642
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
WT K (original number, temp)
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Huipil neckpiece: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined back, front, and sides by randa. Head hole cut out and bound with embroidery; warps cut.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
El Quiche; Chichicastenango
Culture or time period:
K'iche'
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Ixcaco, Silk floss (floss), and Wool yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1940s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 79 centimeters and width 36 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap-loomed with ixcaco cotton thread. Randa of silk floss and cotton. Neckpiece of black cloth. CONTEXT OF USE: Randa silk floss and cotton, multicolored;. Neckpiece of black cloth, outlines with several rows of chainstitch embroidery done in wool yarn. Medallions of black cloth on shoulders. Only suppl. weft portions of huipil remains. Conservation: Very worn; only suppl. weft portion remains, unadorned parts cut off.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Huipil neckpiece, accession number 3-29642, described as Huipil neckpiece: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined back, front, and sides by randa. Head hole cut out and bound with embroidery; warps cut.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil neckpiece, accession number 3-29642, described as Huipil neckpiece: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined back, front, and sides by randa. Head hole cut out and bound with embroidery; warps cut.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil neckpiece, accession number 3-29642, described as Huipil neckpiece: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined back, front, and sides by randa. Head hole cut out and bound with embroidery; warps cut.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil neckpiece, accession number 3-29642, described as Huipil neckpiece: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Three pieces joined back, front, and sides by randa. Head hole cut out and bound with embroidery; warps cut.

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